Bhubaneswar: No goods carriers (6 or more wheeler trucks and trailers) will be allowed to ply on the following roads within the city limits of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack i.e. from Pitapalli towards Bhubaneswar and Manguli towards Cuttack from 5 PM to 7.30 PM with effect from 5 PM on 5th September 2023 until further orders, according to an order issued by the Commissionerate Police Bhubaneswar Cuttack today.
However, goods carriers engaged in essential and emergency duty shall be excluded from the purview of the order, subject to obtaining a certificate of exemption on application from the office of the Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack. The order will come into force with effect from 5 PM on September 5 until further order.
The order said that the decision in this regard was taken in view of the huge traffic congestion especially in the evening hours i.e. from 5 PM to 7.30 PM on the NH and SH from Cosmopolis Chhak, Bhubaneswar to Hanspal Chhak, Bhubaneswar and Sikharpur Chhak, Cuttack to Madhupatna Chhak, Cuttack, for which general public are facing lots of problems.
The restriction was imposed in the interest of public safety, traffic and convenience.
