Hyderabad: R-Day celebrations set to bemuted as virus marches on

HYDERABAD: Republic Day celebrations in the city will be a low-key affair on Wednesday. The Telangana government was supposed to hold the celebrations at Public Gardens, Nampally, but in view of the pandemic, and restrictions on mass gathering, it will not do so now.
Sources in Raj Bhavan confirmed to TOI that Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has decided not to host ‘At Home’ function at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.The Governor will hoist the national flag at Raj Bhavan at around 7am and then she will leave for Pondicherry to attend the flag hoisting there.
A senior I&PR Department official, who is dealing with the R-Day celebrations, said, “After a series of review meetings with senior bureaucrats on hosting R-Day celebrations at Public Gardens, on Tuesday the state government decided not to host the event. The Governor used to unfurl the flag first at Public Gardens and then at Raj Bhavan.”
There will be no flag hosting programmes at educational institutions too as they are already shut following the state government’s orders.