HYDERABAD: Hyderabad's popular annual trade fair 'Numaish,' which was forced to close a day after its inauguration on January 6 due to an increase of Covid-19 cases, will reopen on February 25. The organisers of the annual event, the All India Industrial Exhibition Society (AIIES), have secured permission from Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand to resume the 81st All India Industrial Exhibition.

The exhibition will be open from 4 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. on weekdays and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends, according to AIIES Honorary Secretary Aditya Margam. Because of the dramatic decline in Covid-19 cases and the subsequent resumption of all normal operations, the decision to reopen the exhibition was made.

The Society, which has been organising the fair for 80 years, will use a various steps to ensure compliance with Covid-19 safety requirements, including mandatory mask wear, social distance, and vaccination of all stall owners. The third wave of the epidemic in the state was declared over by health officials last week.

Because the state's Covid restrictions have been relaxed, the organisers have asked the police and other authorities for permission to hold the fair for a month. The organisers were waiting for a final nod from police, which they received on Monday.

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