Overview

• Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand has deployed Crime Branch and She Team units along with extra personnel to prevent pick-pocketing, chain-snatching and eve-teasing
• Shikara Puja, Dwajarohanam and Kalasha Puja at Lal Darwaza and Akkanna Madanna temples have launched Navratri-stage rituals ahead of the Sunday Ghatam procession
• Ujjaini Mahankali Temple in Secunderabad has set up six dedicated queue lines for bonam carriers, general devotees and VIPs to streamline worship offerings
• Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and Konda Surekha joined GHMC Commissioner R.V. Karnan in interdepartmental meetings with water, electricity, roads and municipal agencies to fine-tune festival logistics
• Public services for thousands of worshippers include 170 special RTC buses, multiple drinking water stations, five health camps, sanitary arrangements and backup generators