Traffic curbs will be in place will be in place in view of the New Year Celebrations across Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate, the police said.
Traffic personnel will be deployed in sufficient number at 217 important and busy traffic junctions/intersections throughout the city to ensure traffic discipline and enhance road safety, Hyderabad Traffic Police said.
Focus on Tank Bund, NTR Marg and other crowded areas:
The main focus will be on markets, near malls, and locations where people gather for celebrations, such as Tank Bund, NTR Marg, PVNR Marg (Necklace Road) and shopping, commercial, restaurant and pub/bar areas of Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Punjagutta, Khairathabad, Saifabad, etc.
Restrictions will be imposed from 11 PM onwards on Tuesday on Tank Bund and its surrounding roads/areas and will remain in effect until the end of the New Year Celebrations and will apply to all private and public transport vehicles.
Traffic will not be allowed on NTR Marg, PVNR Marg (Necklace Road) and Tank Bund from 10 PM to 2 AM on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1.
Additional Measures:
All flyovers of the city except Begumpet and Tolichowki will be closed for traffic on need basis on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1. However, PVNR Expressway flyover will be operational only for the commuters bound for the RGI Airport, who have valid air tickets.
Private travel buses, lorries, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), and heavy passenger vehicles (HPVs) will not be permitted to enter the limits of Hyderabad City between 10 PM on 31-12-25 and 2 AM on 01-01-2026. Vehicles including the private travel buses (contract carriages) bound for AP, Karnataka and other states are advised to take the route of ORR.
Visitors planning to go on to the Tank Bund by foot are advised to park their vehicles at the following locations.
- Secretariat Visitors’ Parking
- HMDA Parking Ground beside Prasad’s Multiplex
- GHMC Head Office Lane
- Race Course Road (beside NTR Ghat)
- Adarsh Nagar Lane (2 wheelers only)
- NTR Stadium
Pubs, bars, hotel management directed to arrange for parking:
The management of 3-star and above hotels, clubs, bars, and pubs and event organisers are also directed to provide special parking arrangements and security to regulate traffic and ensure smooth access. While liquor service must be limited to fix hours at the pubs and bars, they are required to provide safe transportation to tipsy individuals.