Overview

• The fish prasadam distribution is set to begin at 10 am on June 8 and run continuously for 24 hours at Hyderabad’s Nampally Exhibition Grounds.
• The Bathini family continues its 190-year tradition of offering fish prasadam initially started in Dhoodbowli and later moved to accommodate larger crowds.
• Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar inspected the site, directing measures for queue control, security, drinking water and accommodation for out-of-state attendees.
• The Fisheries Corporation has prepared 150,000 fingerlings to be cooked as prasadam for patients with asthma and respiratory ailments.
• A police-led coordination meeting with 21 departments, NGOs and the Hyderabad Exhibition Society finalized Covid-safe logistics including health screenings and staggered queueing from June 6.