DCP Prasanta Saikia Maps Out Traffic Guidelines For Durga Puja

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Traffic, Prasanta Saikia said that to ensure safely of public, especially vulnerable road users like children, students, women, senior citizens and differently abled persons on the roads, the following restrictions on the movement of vehicles shall be imposed during the period of Durga Pupa in the city.

All goods carrying vehicles (heavy, medium and mini trucks) shall not be allowed to enter the city from 1 pm to 4 am from Jalukbari, Garchuck, Beltola, Hatigaon and Chandmari side. Dr RP Road will be one way from Ganesh Mandir side and there will be a no entry for vehicles coming from Zoo Road side to Ganesh Mandir. Vehicles are to move via Service Road, GS Road and Supermarket point.

There are no entries also on AK Azad Road in Paltanbazar area from Nepali Mandir side towards Sarabbhati, in Panbazar area on MS Road from Sani Mandir side and on Dr JC Das Road from Khubchand point, in Bharalamukh area on RK Choudhury Road and SC Road from Kumarpara Pachali, Fatasil Ambari, In Basistha area on Beltola, Jayanagar Road, and in Chandmari and Geetanagar area, vehicles shall not be allowed to enter from Anuradha point to Hatigaon Chariali.

The ACP further informed that light commercial passenger vehicles, particularly, having all Assam Tourist Permit coming from Lower Assam side will be terminated at Adabari bus terminus during the days of the puja. Similarly, vehicles coming From Upper Assam side will be allowed to come upto ISBT. All other light passenger vehicles will be restricted and directed as per the traffic situation at the particular time. Trekker or Tempo vehicles coming from Lokhra to Nepali Mandir will be terminated at Sarabbhati.

Regarding the parking of vehicles, the ACP said, “We shall request the Puja committees to provide volunteers for traffic arrangements. The parking of vehicles will be allowed not near 500 meters from the Puja pandels. Road side parking shall be strictly prohibited on the MG Road, B Baruah Road, GNB Road, Tayabullah Road and on the stretch of GS Road From Lachitnagar Point to Janata hotel Point. On other roads, parking on the road side will be allowed if such parking does not hamper the flow of traffic. Both side parking on any of the roads and at or near intersections shall not be allowed in any case.”

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