Hyderabad District Collector M. Raghunandan Rao has declared a local holiday on Thursday for government offices/local bodies/other government institutions in which polling stations and distribution centres are arranged.The Collector issued instructions to this effect in connection with the elections scheduled for December 7 declaring holiday on pre-poll day under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Holiday has also been declared on the polling day for all Central government offices located within the State enabling employees to exercise their franchise.
The election authority, Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar, said as many as 446 flying squads were in operation in the State to swing into action if any instances of irregularities were reported. These squads were in addition to 448 static surveillance teams that had been deployed to monitor the proceedings.
Besides, 224 video surveillance teams and 133 video-viewing teams were pressed into service and there were 126 assistant expenditure observers and 123 accounting teams in operation in different constituencies across the State.
Zoo holiday
The Nehru Zoological Park will remain closed for visitors on December 7, owing to the General Elections to the Telangna State Legislative Assembly, a press note informed on Wednesday.
It will reopened for visitors again the next day, December 8.
