Curfew will be lifted in phases

The city police commissioner, Mr A.K. Khan, said curfew would be relaxed in a phased manner on Thursday morning and males above 50 and women will be allowed to move on the streets.
“We are talking to other departments regarding the supply of essential commodities and running of markets during the curfew relaxation,” he said. “We will keep tabs on the prices of commodities, vegetables and medicines.”
“After two days of violence the situation is stabilising,” the commissioner said. “No fresh clashes have been reported in 17 police stations of South Zone and eight police stations of other zones.”
Mr Khan said additional forces were being deployed and appealed to people to stock up for a few more days, hinting that curfew may continue.
Around 200 video cameras will be monitoring and recording the movements of the people during curfew relaxation.
In phase I, from 8 am to 10 am, curfew will be relaxed in Santosh Nagar, Madannapet, Bhavani Nagar, Kanchanbagh, Charminar, Kamatipura, Kalapather, Bahadurpura and Hussainialam. In the second phase from 11am to 1 pm, people can move out in Mirchowk, Dabeerpura, Reinbazar, Mangalhat, Falaknuma, Chandrayangutta, Chatrikanaka and Shahalibhanda.
When asked about the marriages scheduled on Thursday, Mr Khan replied, “Jab miya biwi raazi, to kya karega commissioner?”
Ten companies of BSF, CRPF, RAF and CISF that arrived in the city have been deployed in the riot-hit areas. About 12 senior IPS officers are monitoring the situation and police from unaffected areas have also been deployed.
Meanwhile, police also began an intense drive with the help of GHMC to remove the flags and banners of religious and political groups in the sensitive areas and in other parts of the city. “Tying of flags and banners in public places will be viewed very seriously,” he said. “Processions and dharnas are also banned in the city till the situation comes under control.”
The commissioner said that permission was granted for a procession on Tuesday after discussing with all leaders and weighing the pros and cons.
“We have not allowed the procession in the affected areas,” he said. “The procession and clashes were recorded with 75 cameras, and we are identifying the miscreants based on the evidence.”