Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Thousands crowd HYDRAA driver recruitment at Hyderabad's Saroornagar Stadium
Many people in India really want government jobs because they are steady and secure.
A city agency called HYDRAA announced it needed 150 drivers.
On Saturday, thousands of job seekers showed up at Saroornagar Stadium in Hyderabad.
There were many more people than the number of jobs.
The crowd became so big and pushy that it felt like a stampede could happen.
Police officers had to come and calm everyone down.
Some police used batons to control the unruly crowd.
Job seekers were upset because they had to stand in long lines with no drinking water.
Officials then gave people tokens with a time to come back so they could manage the crowd.
The recruitment tests continued on Sunday, August 9.
Thousands of unemployed youth gathered at Saroornagar Stadium in Hyderabad for just 150 HYDRAA driver positions, creating a stampede-like situation.
The 150 contract-based posts comprise 100 DRF Assistant vacancies and 50 Heavy Vehicle Driver vacancies.
Police deployed barricades and used batons after the crowd of job seekers turned unruly on August 8.
Candidates complained of standing in long queues with no drinking water or proper waiting facilities at the venue.
Officials introduced a token system, asking candidates to return on the day and time mentioned on their tokens.
- Who
- Unemployed youth from different districts, HYDRAA (Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency), and police personnel
- What
- A recruitment drive for 150 driver posts that drew thousands of candidates and led to a stampede-like, chaotic situation
- When
- Saturday and Sunday, August 8-9, 2026, with events starting at 5:00 AM; crowds gathered from as early as 4 AM
- Where
- Saroornagar Stadium, Hyderabad
- Why
- Job seekers wanted contract-based government jobs, and the response far exceeded the 150 available posts
- Organisation
- HYDRAA (Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency)
- Total posts
- 150 (contract-based)
- DRF Assistant posts
- 100
- Heavy Vehicle Driver posts
- 50
- Eligibility
- Class 10/SSC pass; maximum age 35 years
- Physical test
- 800-metre run in 170 seconds, 100-metre run in 15 seconds, 4-metre long jump, 6-metre shot put (7.2 kg)
- Venue and dates
- Saroornagar Stadium, Hyderabad; August 8-9, 2026 from 5:00 AM
- Crowd response
- Reportedly over 5,000 job seekers; police used barricades and batons; token system introduced
