Milad-un-Nabi procession, Charminar to remain closed on Sunday

Tourist spots in Old City will remain closed on Sunday, September 14 in view of Milad-un-Nabi procession in Hyderabad.

Speaking to news reporter an official from the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) confirmed that monuments in the Old City, including the Charminar, will remain closed.

The Charminar was also closed for visitors ahead of the Ganesh procession in Hyderabad on September 6. The director general of the



Archaeological Survey of India announced the decision. “Online sale of tickets will not be functional,” the ASI had said in a statement.

The closure order was issued in exercise of powers conferred under Rule 5 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959, following a request from the Charminar ACP.

Ahead of the Milad-un-Nabi procession, the Hyderabad police banned the used of DJs and bike stunts.