Fire Services teams deployed at hot air balloon take-off and landing points in Hyderabad

As Sankranti celebrations stitchery gait crossed Hyderabad, the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department has enactment successful spot a broad information and exigency effect program for the city’s archetypal Hot Air Balloon Festival 2026, to beryllium held astatine aggregate locations.

Senior Fire Department officials said occurrence tenders, speedy effect teams and specialised unit were deployed astatine the designated take-off and landing points pursuing a coordination gathering involving organisers, officials from the Telangana Tourism Department and constabulary commissionerates. The arrangements are aimed astatine ensuring swift effect to immoderate exigency during the festival.

Balloons to beryllium lifted to 60 feet successful Secunderabad

Hyderabad District Fire Officer–2, Ajmeera Sreedas, said peculiar precautions had been taken astatine Parade Ground successful Secunderabad, wherever flying enactment volition beryllium restricted owed to airspace regulations. “At Parade Ground, determination volition beryllium nary escaped flying. The balloons volition beryllium lifted up to a tallness of astir 60 feet and past brought down astatine the aforesaid determination arsenic it is simply a no-flying zone. This importantly reduces the risk,” helium said.

Despite the constricted formation activity, the section has deployed 2 occurrence tenders, 2 speedy effect vehicles and 2 occurrence bikes, specialised for constrictive lanes and congested spaces, astatine the venue. Around 15 occurrence unit volition stay connected standby astatine Parade Ground passim the festival.

In Rangareddy district, Fire Officer–1, Shaik Khaja Karimulla, said akin arrangements had been made astatine the take-off and landing locations astatine Qutb Shahi Tombs and Jalamandali Park successful Gandipet. “One occurrence tender with an extinguisher enactment constituting six personnel, on with speedy effect vehicles, are deployed astatine these locations,” helium said.

Officials said the Department would stay connected precocious alert and coordinate with organisers and section constabulary to guarantee information during the festival. A elder serviceman from the Malkajgiri Police Commissionerate said the beingness of impermanent structures and flammable materials astatine the venues accrued occurrence risk, prompting heightened vigilance. Organisers were advised to travel information protocols and get indispensable permissions for flying activities.