Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Traffic Police have announced an advisory for movement of vehicles in Bhubaneswar during the period of Goddess Durga idol immersion procession on Monday. A number of traffic restrictions will be imposed in in the capital city today and they will remain in effect from 3.00 pm to 1.00 am or the time when the immersion procession ends.
The traffic restrictions are as below:
- For the immersion procession of Bhubaneswar Bhasani Utsav Committee at Saheed Nagar, the traffic intending to proceed towards Rupali Square from Vani Vihar side shall be diverted from Vani Vihar towards Acharya Vihar.
- No vehicles will be allowed to ply on Janpath. They shall be diverted to Sachivalay Marg and other adjacent roads. This traffic regulation shall be effected from 3.00 pm or the start of the procession whichever is later to 1.00 am or end of the procession, whichever is earlier.
- For the immersion procession of Rajdhani Mandir Suraksha Bhasani Samiti, Nayapalli, the traffic intending to proceed towards Cuttack from CRP Square side shall be diverted from CRP Square towards Jaydev Vihar via Ekamra Park and Biju Patnaik College (BJC). This traffic regulation shall be effected from 3.00 pm or the starting time of the procession whichever is later and shall be continued till 1.00 am or the till of the procession passes CRP Square. The vehicular traffic on Stewart School Road, Unit-8 road, and OUAT Square-New Airport road shall be diverted to the adjacent roads.
- For Uttar Bhubaneswar Vasani Committee-C.S.Pur, the traffic intending to proceed towards Nalco Square from the KIIT side shall be diverted to other adjacent roads from Nandan Kanan Jayadev Vihar road. This traffic regulation shall be effected from 3.00 pm or the start of the procession whichever is later. The diversion shall continue till 1.00 am or dispersion of the Medhas, whichever is earlier.
- Heavy vehicles coming from the Khurdha side towards Bhubaneswar shall be diverted at the starting point of the Fire Station Over Bridge towards the flyover. No vehicles shall be allowed to ply on service road.
However, the above regulations shall not apply to Police, Fire Brigade, Excise, Ambulance and other emergency vehicles.
