hyderabad the city is ready with 325 official new year bashes to welcome 2016 and most of the venues are going full house apart from djs star hotels in the city have also introduced ghazal nights themedpar ties and carnivals to woo partygoers new year revellers are spending anywhere betwe en rs 4000 per person to rs 30000 per couple for parties at star hotels the affluent lot is making their way to the taj falaknuma palace for a sufi night with ustad rahat fateh ali khan the hotel has packages ranging from rs 12500 per couple to rs 750000 for 25 people cabana for a sufisticated new years eve most of the star hotels have called in international djs this year while it was live band music that was ruling the roost on last new year eve it has given way to edm electronic dance music themed parties such as neon carnival and mask parties also have a number of takers this year i am going by the choice of music and food available to zero in on the venue i have a taste in international music and love indian food i found more options to choose from this year said vaibhavi reddy a party goer interestingly a large number of citizens are spending their new year at tirupati and srisailam leading to a shortage of long distance cabs up to january 1 we do not expect a shortage of cabs within the city but all outstation buses and long distance cabs have been completely booked since a week apart from boo kings to resorts around the city and goa most have he aded towards tirupati and srisailam said syed niza muddin president telangana state cabs and bus operators association meanwhile city traffic cops are ready with special teams to nab drunk drivers and limit road revelry clo se to 8000 policemen inclu ding all senior officers will be patrolling on the roads in areas where large gathe rings are expected patrol ling will be intense between 10 pm and 4 am said anja ni kumar additional cp law and order hydera bad special teams will be conducting drink driving checks between 10 pm and 3 am they will change locations to cover all areas all flyovers except the ones that do not have an alternative road will be closed down last year courts had ordered stringent punishment for drunk drivers offenders should watch out said av ranganath dcp traffic hyderabad party organisers however say revellers have become cautious we are seeing a more responsible attitude this year with revellers planning the post party travel well in advance said vikram muday an event organizer