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- Hyderabad Traffic Police have, for the first time, deployed drones to monitor traffic and parking during the Bonalu festivities at Golconda Fort, which run from July 16 to August 13.
- The drones give a live aerial view of diversion points, approach roads, parking areas and congestion-prone spots, helping police spot bottlenecks, enforce diversions and guide motorists to vacant parking slots.
- Officials say the technology is meant to improve situational awareness and enable quicker decisions during the month-long festival that draws large crowds.
- Senior traffic officials, led by Joint Commissioner D. Joel Davis, are supervising the arrangements in real time.
What to watch next
- Whether drone monitoring measurably eases congestion and parking issues through the festival's end on August 13
- Whether Hyderabad police extend drone-based traffic monitoring to other large events after Bonalu
- Any further traffic diversions or parking advisories issued as festival crowds peak
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