Telangana State Formation Day Coordination meeting

The Chief Secretary Dr. Rajiv Sharma directed the officials to work in close coordination and make foolproof arrangements to ensure that the state Formation Day Celebrations are organised in a befitting manner all over the state.  At a coordination meeting with Senior officials of various departments at the Secretariat,  the Chief Secretary instructed the officials to ensure that people participate in large numbers at all the state Formation Day Celebrations to be organised at all government offices in every gram panchayat, municipality, mandal offices, revenue divisions, district offices and the state headquarters.  He also asked the officials to organise cultural programmes at all the places in the evening. .  He said that the celebrations in the districts should start by 8.AM.   All places of public importance should be properly illuminated.  Special blood donation camps should be organised on the occasion. Sweets and clothing should be provided at all the orphanages and old age homes in the state.  Blind students should be provided equipment.

 

Giving details of the programmes lined up on the occasion, the Chief Secretary said that the Hon'ble Chief Minister Mr K Chandrasekhar Rao will pay floral tributes to the Telangana Martyrs memorial at Gunpark and lay foundation stone for the construction of martyrs memorial at Tank Bund.  He will later unfurl the largest national flag at Sanjeeviah Park.  The main function will be held at the Parade grounds where the Chief Minister will unfurl the National flag and address the gathering.  He will give away certificates  to the awardees.

He asked the police officials to make adequate bandobust arrangements and ensure that traffic is regulated so that people are not put to any inconvenience .  He instructed the R&B officials to make proper barricading, seating arrangements and erection of shamianas. He directed the I&PR Commissioner to install public address system, set up LED TVs, arrange commentators, provide live coverage of the event and also ensure proper publicity. GHMC officials should set up hoardings, banners and balloons at important places , ensure adequate sanitation  and set up mobile toilets, he said.  The power officials have been asked to ensure uninterrupted power supply on that day.  Water Board officials were told to ensure adequate drinking water supply.  RTC buses should be arranged for transportation of school children to witness the programme. Ambulances, and medical teams should be kept ready. He asked the fire officials to arrange stationing of fire fighting equipment with a ladder at the Parade ground during the days of rehearsals and on the final day of Parade.

Advisor to the Government Dr. K.V.Ramanachary, Special Chief Secretary MA&UD Shri MG Gopal, Principal Secretaries Shri Rajeshwar Tiwari, Shri Adhar Sinha, Shri K Ramakrishna Rao, Shri Sunil Sharma, Shri Rajiv Trivedi, Addl DGPs Smt. Tejdeep Kaur Menon and Sudip Lakhtakia, DG Fire Services Shri Rajiv Ratan, Tourism Secretary B. Venkatesham,  GHMC Commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy, CIPR Shri Navin Mittal,Hyderabad Collector Shri Rahul Bojja,  MD HMWSSB Shri Lokesh Kumar, CMD TSSPDCL Shri Raghuma Reddy and OSD to CM Shri Desapathi Srinivas and other officials attended the meeting.

-press note