Puri: Around 10 lakh devotees are expected to throng Odisha’s pilgrim town of Puri on Wednesday to witness Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra adorned in elaborate gold ornaments on their respective chariots parked at Simhadwar.
Puri administration has put in place comprehensive measures to ensure the smooth conduct of Suna Besha ritual, which is expected to continue till 11 pm.
Around 180 platoons of police force have been deployed to prevent any untoward incidents while five platoons will guard the gold ornaments of the deities. Like Rath Yatra and Bahuda Yatra, drones and AI-powered cameras will be used to control crowds and regulate traffic. Adequate parking lots have also been created in and around Puri.
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The administration has also issued a traffic mobility plan:
Inter-State Tourist Buses, Reserve Buses
>> All Inter-State Tourist Buses, Tourist Buses within the state and Reserve Buses coming from Bhubaneswar will stop and park at Malatipatpur Bus Stand. They will return on the same route via Satyabadi, Pipili, and Uttara.
>> Reserve/Tourist Buses coming from Konark will park at Nagapatna Parking and return via same route.
Reserve/Tourist Buses coming from Brahmagiri will be allowed up to Flourish India near Mangalaghat Chowk and return on the same route.
Regular Passenger Buses from Bhubaneswar
Buses/ Canters/ MO Bus and OSRTC buses will not be allowed to come to Municipality Bus Stand, Puri. All these regular passenger carrying buses coming from Bhubaneswar will be allowed up to Talabania Temporary Bus Stand via Malatipatapur ROB, Baidas Nagar Chowk, Grid Station Chowk and Bhudan Chowk.
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Return Route-Plan
>> Regular plying Buses will take the route from Talabania Temporary Bus Stand, Central School Chowk, Bhudan Chowk, Grid Station Chowk, Balighat, Gopalpur, Samangara village, Biraharekrushnapur Bazar & Batagaon then on NH-316.
Regular Passenger Buses from Bramhagiri
>> All regular passenger buses coming from Brahmagiri will ply up to Talabania Parking Place via Malatipatapur ROB, Baidas Nagar, Grid Station Chowk and Bhudan Chowk and return from Talabania Temporary Bus Stand, Central School Chowk,
Bhudan Chowk, Grid Station Chowk, Balighat, Gopalpur, Samangara village, Biraharekrushnapur Bazar & Batagaon.
Regular Passenger Buses from Konark
>> Regular passenger carrying buses coming from Konark side will be diverted to Talabania Parking Place via Grid Station Crossing and will return in the same route.
Light Vehicles of without Pass Holders
Light vehicles coming to Puri on NH-316 will be diverted from Malatipatapur to parking places University Campus, ITI Parking, Helipad and via Bhudan Chowk, Indoor stadium via ROB to Grid Station via Baidas Nagar Chowk and Talabania.
>> When the both Sanskrit University Campus and ITI parking will be filled up, the light vehicles will be parked in the, Indoor Stadium Parking and Helipad parking, Fish Market near Talabania PS & Horticulture Parking.
>> The route for light vehicles coming from Konark side will avail the same route for to & fro. When the vehicles reach Toshali Sands Crossing on Marine Drive Road, they will be allowed to the ITI parking place and helipad parking place on first come first avail basis.
>> Light vehicles coming from Brahmagiri to Puri will be diverted from Mangalaghat Chowk to the Yatrika Parking Place, Nali field near Light house Chowk.
4-wheeler parking
In case of heavy influx of LMV from Bhubaneswar then all the light vehicles will be allowed to park at Samanga parking place via Malatipatpur, Batagaon, Shree Setu diversion point, Mangalaghat and the entry point of Samanga parking. They will return via same route.
Return Route-Plan
>> Light vehicles will return from their respective Parking Places via ITI, PKRIT, Central School Grid Station Chowk and Balighat, Biraharekrushnapur, Batagaon & to NH- 316 (Puri-Bhubaneswar).
>> In case of congestion on NH 316 all the light vehicles will be diverted from Grid Station Chowk via Balighai- Nagapatana — Gop — Nimapara – Pipili.
>> Vehicles will return to Konark via ITI Chaka, PKRIT, Central School, Grid Station Chowk, Baliguali, Nagapatana and Toshali Sands on Puri-Konark Marine Drive Road.
>> Light vehicles from Yatrika parking returning to Brahmagiri side will be diverted from Mangalaghat Chowk.
Light Vehicles of Pass Holders
>> Light vehicles having car passes coming on NH 316 will be diverted at Batagaon and allowed to park at JBPC Parking Place via Shree Setu. This Parking place will be filled on first come first priority basis.
>> After filling up JBPC Parking the light vehicles having car passes coming on NH 316 will be allowed to park at Gadadhar High School via Mangalaghat, Sterlin Chowk, Co-copalm, Brushava Chowk.
>> After filling up Lokanath Parking, all vehicles will be parked at Yatrika parking and Nali field parking. They will return on the same route.
>> Hearse with one more accompanying vehicle can only be allowed up to Swargadwar on the same route which has been earmarked for the pass holder light vehicle and will return as per the route prescribed for pass holders.
Two-Wheelers coming from Bhubaneswar
>> Two-wheelers coming on NH-316 will be allowed to park at Old JBPC parking place via Malatipatapur, Batagoan, Shree Setu & Devi Ghat.When Old JBPC parking is filled then 2-wheeler will be parked at Matitota. The vehicles parked at Old JBPC will return via Jatia Baba Chowk, Kumbharapda PS, Atharanala, Charinala, Batagaon. The vehicles parked at Matitota will return via Bypass Road towards Batagaon.
Two-Wheelers coming from Bramhagiri
>> Two-wheelers coming from Brahmagiri will be parked at Old JBPC Parking Place and Matitota parking place as per availability. During return they will avail the same route.
Two-Wheelers coming from Konark
>> Two-wheelers coming from Konark will be parked at Blue flag beach parking via Grid station, CT Road and Subash Bose Chowk. When the Blue flag beach parking is filled up the two-wheeler parked at Hotel Nilachal Ashok parking and Back side of Holiday Resort. But no vehicle will be allowed to avail ROB road from Toshali Chowk.
Shuttle Service Route lining
>> All shuttle services (Auto Rickshaw) will avail the route line from Talabania to Ram Mandir Chowk via Sadar block office and Odisha bakery Chowk.
>> They will be allowed to return from Ram Mandir Chowk to Talabania via Shreekhetra Colony and Mangala Temple.
>> Another shuttle services will be available from Malatipatapur Bus Stand to Atharanala and return route will be same.
>> Some designated shuttle buses are allowed for to and fro from Subas Bose Chowk to Light House Chowk.
