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Major traffic regulations in force

By City Correspondent

GUWAHATI, Oct 16 - The traffic police administration of Kamrup (Metro) has announced that Kachomarighat at Fancy Bazar and Pandu Ghat will be the main immersion points of Durga Puja idols on the day of Dashami.

Along with these two points, another three points � Saukuchi, Chunsali at Noonmati and Basistha, will also be available for immersion.

From 10 am on October 19 till completion of immersion, no idol-carrying vehicles will be allowed to move on B Borooah Road from Ulubari to TC point and GNB Road from TC point to RBI point.

On the other hand, no vehicles, except those carrying idols, coming from Chandmari side towards Jalukbari shall be allowed to enter MC Road and instead, shall be diverted via GNB Road, TC point and RBI point to Pan Bazar overbridge north point. The vehicles shall then take a left turn and proceed towards AT Road for their respective destinations.

Vehicles with idols moving from Bharalumukh and Fatasil areas shall move via AT Road and DG Road towards Pandu where no vehicles except those carrying idols shall be allowed to take a right turn at District Library point from GNB Road to KLB Road.

All vehicles coming from Jalukbari, Bharalumukh side towards Chandmari, Noonmati, Dispur, etc., shall be regulated at Apollo point on MG Road and diverted via TRP Road, then to HB Road or AT Road. These vehicles shall proceed either to KLB Road via HB Road (towards Chandmari, Noonmati and Geetanagar) or to AT Road (towards Dispur and Khanapara), a statement said.

On the other hand, all vehicles coming from Uzan Bazar, Kharghuli and Noonmati shall be regulated and diverted via Tayabullah Road, MG Road point and GNB Road.

Moreover, all vehicles carrying idols from Chandmari side shall be regulated at Guwahati Club point and diverted via MC Road, FC Road and MG Road. Idol-carrying vehicles from Tokobari, Paltan Bazar, Ulubari, Rehabari, Birubari, Chatribari, Bishnupur and Lalganesh areas shall move either via BK Kakoti Road, Ulubari, GS Road, Paltan Bazar, Pan Bazar road overbridge, MLN Road and MG Road, or via AK Azad Road, Nepali Mandir, Pan Bazar road overbridge, ML Nehru Road and MG Road. Vehicles carrying idols from Kumarpara, Athgaon and Fatasil areas are to move via AT Road, TRP Road, Chambers� Road and MG Road to Kachomarighat. Idol-carrying vehicles from Rajgarh, Bhangagarh and Christianbasti areas will move via GS Road, Bhangagarh, Rajgarh Road, RG Baruah Road, MR Dewan Road, Guwahati Club, MC Road, FC Road and MG Road. Vehicles carrying idols from Ganeshguri, Dispur and Kahilipara areas will move from Ganeshguri via RG Baruah Road, MR Dewan Road, Guwahati Club, MC Road, FC Road and MG Road.

The traffic police authorities of Guwahati have restricted all goods-laden vehicles (heavy, medium and mini trucks) from entering the city from 1pm to 4 am during puja days from Jalukbari, Garchuk, Lokhra, Beltola, Hatigaon and Chandmari sides. On the other hand, the goods-laden heavy trucks will be allowed to enter the city from 4 am to 7 am in the morning.

The traffic police authorities have also imposed partial restrictions on plying of city buses along various routes. From Basistha Mandir to Garpandu Bus stand (via Ganeshguri, RG Baruah Road, Chandmari, Rabindra Bhawan, Kachari, Maligaon) city buses shall move via Basistha Chariali, Tripur Goli, Joyanagar, Sixmile, Express Highway, Narengi, MT Road (Zoo Narengi) towards their respective destinations. Again, city buses from Basistha Mandir to Garpandu (via Basistha Chariali Beltola Tiniali, Survey, Supermarket, Ganeshguri flyover, Paltan Bazar, AT Road, Bharalumukh, Maligaon) shall move via Basistha Chariali, Tripur Goli, Joyanagar, Sixmile, GS Road towards their respective destinations. Moreover, buses from Garpandu bus stand to Lalganesh (via Maligaon, Kachari, Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati Club, Chandmari flyover, RG Baruah 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 and those coming from Ayurvedic College side towards Panjabari (via Jalukbari, Maligaon Bharalumukh, Kachari, Guwahati Club, Chandmari flyover, RG Baruah Road, Ganeshguri, Sixmile, Kalakshetra) shall proceed via Chandmari, Noonmati, Narengi, Patharquarry, Sixmile towards their respective destinations.

City buses coming from Jorabat to Kachari (via Khanapara, Sixmile, Narengi Tiniali, Geeta Mandir, Zoo-Narengi Tiniali and Chandmari), will move via Noonmati, Chandmari.

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