Hyderabad:
To maintain public order, Hyderabad police have imposed several restrictions on party-goers celebrating the New Year.
All flyovers in the city would be closed for traffic on the night of December 31 while Tank Bund on Hussain Sagar Lake would also be out of bounds, announced city Police Commissioner AK Khan.
In an attempt to prevent road accidents, police have also decided to deal firmly with drunken driving. The police chief on Friday held a meeting with the managements of the bars, pubs, restaurants and star hotels and gave them directions to regulate New Year celebrations.
Commissioner Khan also warned the hotels and bars that police would not tolerate any obscenity and nudity during the dance and other performances. They were asked to wind up by 1 am and maintain sound levels at 45 decibels or less.
According to a release from the police commissioner's office, the managements were also told that if anybody was found using drugs during the party, they would be culpable and action would be taken against them as per law.
The hotels and bars would also be responsible for dropping their customers home if they were drunk beyond the permissible level.
Police, already running a campaign against drunken driving, have asked the organisers of the New Year parties to display advisories, mentioning the punishment for those caught driving in an inebriated condition and also the concept of "designated driver for a day'.
All flyovers in the city would be closed for traffic on the night of December 31 while Tank Bund on Hussain Sagar Lake would also be out of bounds, announced city Police Commissioner AK Khan.
In an attempt to prevent road accidents, police have also decided to deal firmly with drunken driving. The police chief on Friday held a meeting with the managements of the bars, pubs, restaurants and star hotels and gave them directions to regulate New Year celebrations.
Commissioner Khan also warned the hotels and bars that police would not tolerate any obscenity and nudity during the dance and other performances. They were asked to wind up by 1 am and maintain sound levels at 45 decibels or less.
According to a release from the police commissioner's office, the managements were also told that if anybody was found using drugs during the party, they would be culpable and action would be taken against them as per law.
The hotels and bars would also be responsible for dropping their customers home if they were drunk beyond the permissible level.
Police, already running a campaign against drunken driving, have asked the organisers of the New Year parties to display advisories, mentioning the punishment for those caught driving in an inebriated condition and also the concept of "designated driver for a day'.
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