The state of Andhra Pradesh is celebrating its 56th formation day on Tuesday - 01-November 2011. The official celebrations of formation day will take place at NTR Stadium in Hyderabad from 9 AM to 10.40 AM. The chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will hoist the national flag and start the celebrations at the stadium in the morning. Anticipating trouble from Telangana activists, police have made elaborate arrangements at the venue.

In view of the prevailing situation, Hyderabad police commissioner A K Khan on Monday visited NTR stadium to personally supervise the arrangements. Traffic diversions have been announced on all roads leading to the venue. Talking to the media, Khan said prohibitory orders were in place in the city and stringent action would be initiated against anybody trying to disrupt the event. "As part of the security arrangements, we will be deploying 1,500 police personnel, including paramilitary forces, in and around the venue," Khan added.

The reason for the high alert was partly due to the protest call given by Telangana Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi Vibhagam ( TRSVV) activists. The activists asked all educational institutions to hoist black flags and also announced to take out a rally from OU Arts College to the Martyrs Memorial. Police have devised a three-layer bandobust strategy to stop agitators from entering the venue. Police personnel would be present inside the stadium at all possible entry points and all roads leading to the venue. Traffic has been diverted in all the routes leading to NTR stadium.