President to be in TG from Dec 17 to 21

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao announced that President Droupadi Murmu will be residing at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad during her winter visit from December 17 to 21. On Thursday, the Chief Secretary reviewed the preparations for the President's five-day trip to Telangana in a meeting with senior officials at the Secretariat. He instructed the officials to ensure efficient coordination and to make thorough arrangements for the visit. The Central government departments, state government officials, and Rashtrapati Nilayam authorities should work together for preparations.Security and traffic police department must prepare appropriate security, traffic, and bandobust plans. Fire department should deploy necessary staff, fire tenders, and equipment. Medical and health department needs to keep a medical team ready. Roads and Buildings department must install required barricades and other setups, he said. The Chief Secretary stated that in coordination with GHMC and police, road repairs should be undertaken and electricity department should ensure uninterrupted power supply.