GUWAHATI: In a bid to avoid traffic congestions in the city during the Durga Puja festival, the Guwahati Traffic Pollice has issued a set of restrictions on vehicular movement. These restrictions have been imposed from 21 to 24 October.
During the Durga Puja, goods-carrying vehicles will be allowed to enter the city from 4 AM to 10 AM and plying of the commercial goods-carrying vehicles of six wheels and above shall be restricted on NH-27 and NH-17 falling under Guwahati city from 11 AM to 12 midnight.
Under the Dispur PS, Dr RP Road will be one-way from the Ganesh Mandir side towards the Ganeshguri flyover. There will be no entry for vehicles coming from Zoo Road towards Ganesh
Mandir side, Dispur and no entry from Ganeshguri Whole Sale market side to Ganeshguri through Service Road. The Sankardev Path will be one way only from the wholesale market side towards RP road (Ganesh Mandir side).
Under Basistha PS, no entry from Jayanagar Chariali side towards Beltola Tinilai except for vehicles of the local residents. It will be one way from Beltola Tiniali side towards Jayanagar Chariali side. Bishnu Rabha Path will be one way from Beltola Tiniali side towards Bhetapara
Chariali. No entry on Dr BN Saikia road from Beltola Tiniali towards Basistha Chariali side. AG office bylane will be one way from the AG office side towards Saurav Nagar and Tripura Goli. No vehicles should be allowed to enter from Tripura Goli and Saurav Nagar side. Parking of vehicles shall be allowed on one side of Tripura Goli. No entry of vehicles from Basistha Chariali towards Beltola Tiniali except the vehicles of Local residents.
Under Bharalumukh PS, no entry from Fatasil Chariali, Railway Gate No. 6, 7, 8 and from Sati Jaymati road towards Kumarpara Panchali. No Entry from Chabipool towards Bishnupur and Fatasil Chariali. No Entry from RK Choudhury road to KRC road. Parking of vehicles shall not be allowed on A.T. Road (Athgaon flyover to Bharalumukh) and Dinesh Goswami Road (Between Bharalumukh to Kalipur). One-way movement of vehicles will be allowed from Fatasil Charilali to Chabipool. No Entry of vehicles from Sluice gate towards Pragjyotish College on JP Agarwala
Road. No Entry of vehicles from Bishnupur Bridge towards Cycle Factory side. No Entry of vehicles from Haryana Bhawan towards Kumarpara Panchali.
Under Jalukbari PS, no Entry from Maligaon Chariali towards Pandu. Entry is open from Adabari
Tiniali to Maligaon Charilai via Pandu Port Road. No Entry of vehicles on P.N.G.B. Road Railway crossing from Gosala side and the vehicles will be diverted towards Maligaon 3rd gate side. All vehicles from Kamakhya Railway Station and Gotanagar area shall be allowed to move through Railway Gate No. 3 and Railway HQ. There will be no entry at the entry point of the newly constructed Kamakhya Temple Ghat Road from Pandu Cabin and also from the Kamakhya Mandir side (Near ASTC stoppage).
Under Panbazar PS, no entry on MS Road from Sani Mandir side towards Gate No. 04. Entry of
vehicles will be opened from Railway Gate No. 04 towards Shanimandir. No entry of vehicles from MG road towards Khubchand point on Dr. JC Das Road (Phulgali). The vehicles coming from the Commissioner point towards GNB road will be diverted through College Hostel road towards GNB road.
Under the Chandmari PS and Geetanagar PS, No vehicles shall be allowed to enter from Anuradha Point to Hatigarh Chariali. Vehicles will be allowed to enter from Hatigarh Chariali only.And under Noonmati PS, No entry from Bandana Point to the Refinery gate via SBI Gali.
Restrictions have also been placed on the the movement of city busses. Basistha Mandir to Garpandu Bus Stand (via Ganeshguri, Zoo Road, Chandmari, Rabindra Bhawan, Kachari, Maligaon) shall move via Basistha Chariali, Tripura Goli, Joyanagar, Sixmile, Express Highway, Narengi, Noonmati towards their destination. Basistha Mandir to Dharapur (via Basistha Chariali BeltolaTiniali, Survey, Supermarket, Ganeshguri flyover, Paltanbazar, AT Road, Bharalumukh, Maligaon) shall move via Basistha Chariali, Tripur Goli, Joyanagar, Sixmile, GS Road towards their destination. Garpandu Bus Stand to Lalganesh (via Maligaon, Kachari, Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati Club, Chandmari flyover, Zoo Road, Ganeshguri, Ganesh Mandir, Kahilipara, Lalganesh) shall move via Maligaon, Kachari, Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati Club, Chandmari flyover, Noonmati, Patharquarry, Express Highway, Sixmile, GS Road, Supermarket, Last Gate, Ganesh Mandir – Kahilipara – Lalganesh.
Natbama to Amingaon (via RP Road, Ganeshguri, Chandmari, Kachari, Amingaon) shall move via National Highway 27, Tripura Goli, Express Highway, Narengi, Noonmati, Chandmari, Amingaon. Panjabari to Dharapur (via Sixmile, Supermarket, Last Gate, Ganesh Mandir, Zoo
Road, Chandmari, MG road) shall move via Express Highway, Noonmati, Chandmari, MG Road to their destination. From Dharapur, the City Buses shall move via Maligaon, Chandmari, Zoo Road, over Ganeshguri flyover, Sixmile flyover.
Commercial passenger vehicles particularly, those having all Assam Tourist Permits coming from the Lower Assam side will be terminated at Adabari bus terminus during the days of the Puja. Similarly, vehicles coming from the Upper Assam side shall be allowed to come up to the ISBT, Betkuchi. The ASTC undertaking buses coming from Lower Assam side to Paltan Bazar side shall not be allowed to enter from Jalukbari and will be diverted to ISBT.
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