Hyderabad : Durga Matha Festival this year will commence from September 28 with the installation of Idols and conclude on October 8 with the final immersion procession.
Anjani Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, informed the public in general, and the concerned Organizers in particular, that Durga Matha idols have to be installed in public places in various localities of the City, after providing prior intimation and then by obtaining prior Police Clearance in writing from the concerned Divisional Assistant Commissioners of Police. Separate Police Clearance is required for each Durga Matha idol to be installed. Form of intimation for Durga Matha idol installation and processions will be available at all the Police Stations of the City from
September 20 to 24.
Persons/Organizers desirous of installing Durga Matha idols in public places and also taking out procession for immersion may submit Form of intimation at the Police Stations concerned on or before September 26.
Form of intimation seeking Police Clearance to install Durga Matha idols will have to be handed over at the respective Police Stations, clearly indicating the place and the date of the proposed installation, as also date, time, route and the destination of the proposed immersion procession.
The organizers seeking Police Clearance for installation have to furnish a “No Objection Certificate” from the owner of the premises or land, irrespective of the fact whether it is Private or Government land. The Place should be free from any dispute of any kind, else clearance will not be given.
No unauthorized electricity connection at Pandals will be allowed. Use of loudspeakers will be restricted to Box Type only and Police Clearance is required to be taken both by the Organizers who hire the equipment and the Dealers/Company supplying the equipment. The noise levels should be kept within the permissible limits. A loud speaker or a public address system shall not be used during the nights between 10:00 pm and 06:00 am, as per the directions of Supreme Court of India.
All the locality elders, Organizers, social workers, Peace Committee and Maithri Members and local leaders are requested to co-operate with the Police and to help in maintaining public order and peace in the City.
The above instructions do not apply to Durga Matha Idols installed in Private residences which are not made accessible to the public and not in the public view.
Persons installing Idols in the cellars of the complexes and those taking them out public procession shall apply for Police Clearance.(NSS)
