In view of the visit of Miss World 2025 contestants to the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat and a carnival planned on the Upper Tank Bund on Sunday (May 18, 2025), the Hyderabad Traffic police has issued a traffic advisory with diversions in place from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on a need basis.
Traffic from the Secretariat junction will not be allowed towards Upper Tank Bund via Ambedkar Statue and will instead be diverted towards Liberty. Similarly, vehicles from Liberty heading towards Upper Tank Bund will be rerouted towards Telugu Thalli statue.
At the Sailing Club junction, traffic from Karbala Maidan towards Upper Tank Bund will be diverted towards Kavadiguda. Those approaching Upper Tank Bund from DBR Mills will be turned away at the DBR Mills junction and redirected via Goshala towards Kavadiguda.
The police cautioned of traffic congestion at junctions including Ambedkar Statue, Sailing Club, DBR Mills, Secretariat, Iqbal Minar, VV Statue, Liberty, and Indira Gandhi Rotary.
To accommodate attendees, public parking was arranged at the NTR Stadium and on one side of the road between Old Ambedkar and Lepakshi, Sailing Club to Children’s Park, and Buddha Bhavan to PV Marg.
The diversions will be removed after the conclusion of the scheduled events. Commuters were advised to stay updated through the Hyderabad Traffic police’s social media pages on Facebook (@Hyderabad Traffic Police) and Twitter (@HYDTP). For travel assistance in case of emergencies, the traffic helpline 9010203626 will remain operational.
Published – May 17, 2025 05:12 pm IST
