GUWAHATI, Nov 18 - In view of Chhath Puja, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) has imposed various restrictions in the city. These restrictions will be effective from 1 pm till the departure of the devotees from puja locations in the evening on November 20 and from 1 am till the departure of the devotees from puja locations on November 21.
According to the restrictions, no vehicles, except the vehicles carrying the devotees shall be allowed to ply on the stretch of MG Road, between Apollo Point to Cotton Collegiate School Point. Similarly, all vehicles including city buses coming from Bharalumukh side towards Panbazar and Chandmari side will be diverted at Apollo Point towards HB Road via TRP Road or via AT Road. Thereafter at NB Hall Point, these vehicles shall take left turn and move via FC Road, Tayabullah Road and GNB Road.
Moreover, all vehicles including city buses coming from Chandmari side towards Panbazar, Bharalumukh and Jalukbari will be diverted via TC Point via district library, RBI Point, Oasis Point and thereafter take left turn at Panbazar Over Bridge North Point towards Panbazar Over Bridge South Point.
All city buses coming from Khanapara towards Bharalumukh, Jalukbari will be diverted via AT Road from Panbazar over bridge south Point.
The light vehicles coming from TC Point side via GNB Road towards Panbazar and Fancybazar will be diverted via District Library, KLB Road and HB Road and all light vehicles coming from Uzanbazar, Latasil side towards Bharalumukh side will be diverted via BC Road, Tayabulllah Road and GNB Road.
Again, all heavy vehicles including inter district buses and red colour rural service buses operating under ASTC, except city buses and vehicles carrying devotees, coming from Jalukbari shall not be allowed to enter into the city. All these vehicles will be diverted via NH-37 at Jalukbari.
Similarly, from Lokhra, Garchuk and Sixmile, entry of trucks shall be restricted and on the stretch of HB Road, from Sani Mandir to Panbazar police point, traffic shall be allowed for both ways during the puja period.
Moreover, the vehicles carrying devotees from Bharalumukh side will be allowed to park on MG Road from Apollo Point to FA Road and MG Road crossing, TRP Road, Lakhi Goli, Chambers' Road, MS Road and SRCB Road. At Sonaram Higher Secondary School ghat, all vehicles will be parked inside the field.
