Guwahati Traffic Police on Thursday announced restrictions on the movement of vehicular traffic in the city in view of the Chhath Puja festival on 20th and 21st November 2020. The guidelines shall be effective in the city w.e.f. 1.00 PM on 20.11.2020 till the departure of the devotees from puja locations in the evening. On 21.11.2020, the restriction shall start w.e.f. 1.00 AM and shall continue till the departure of the devotees from puja locations.
Diversion of Vehicular Traffic
1. 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.
2. All vehicles including city buses coming from Bharalumukh side towards Panbazar and Chandmari side will be diverted at Apollo point towards H13 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.
3. All vehicles including city buses coming from Chandmari side towards Panbazar, Bharalumukh and Jalukbari shall 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, and ply via AT Road towards Athgoan flyover to Bharalumukh and Jalukbari.
4. The light vehicles from TC Point side via GNB Road towards Panbazar and Fancybazar shall be diverted via District Library, KLB road and HB road.
5. All light vehicles from Uzanbazar, Latasil side towards Bharalumukh side shall be diverted via BC Road, Tayabullah Road and GNB Road.
6. All city buses coming from Khanapara towards Bharalumukh, Jalukbari shall be diverted via AT Road from Panbazar ROB south point.
7. 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.
8. Similarly, from Lokhra, Garchuk and Sixmile, entry of trucks shall be restricted on 20.11.2020.
9. On the stretch of HB Road, from Sani Mandir to Panbazar police point, traffic shall be allowed for both ways during the puja period.
Parking of vehicles:
1. The vehicles carrying devotees from Bharalumukh side shall be allowed to park their vehicles on MG Road from Apollo Point to FA Road and MG Road crossing, TRP Road, Lakhi Gali, Chambers Road, MS Road and SRCB Road.
2. At Sonaram HS School ghat all vehicles shall be parked inside the field.
No Parking zone:
1. AT Road, from Bharalumukh to Panbazar over bridge south point will be kept clear of parked vehicles from 7.00 AM of 20.11.2020.
2. On MLN Road, ARB Road, SS Road, SRCB Road and HB Road, TRP Road parking of vehicles shall not be allowed.
3. No trucks shall be allowed to park at TRP Road, Lakhi Gali, Chambers Road, SRCB Road, Kedar Road, MS Road etc. from 7.00 AM onwards of 20.11.2020 till the departure of devotees.
The Guwahati Traffic Police has urged all Puja committees that parking of vehicles should not be allowed near the puja locations. Parking places should be at a safe location away from the puja locations and should be specified by displaying of boards etc. so that haphazard parking can be avoided.
Puja committees have been asked to engage an adequate number of volunteers. The vehicle users are requested to avoid peak hours and busy roads during the period. They are also requested to avoid MG Road and AT Road from 12.00 PM on 20.11.2020. All devotees coming by vehicles/carts are requested to park their vehicles/carts systematically without causing hindrance to other road users.
