Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: As preparations for the One Day International (ODI) between India and England at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday are on in full swing, the Commissionerate Police issued detailed traffic advisory and vehicle parking arrangement for the match.
Players of both the cricket teams have already arrived in Bhubaneswar ahead of the match. The net practice session of the players is also scheduled to be held for on Saturday and a huge gathering is expected at the iconic stadium and its periphery.
In view of the security concern of the players and to ensure better regulation and free flow of traffic in the interest of the general public, the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate (Traffic and Public Orders) Regulations, 2008, has imposed restrictions on Saturday from 1 pm to 9 pm and on Sunday from 8 am till the end of the match or disposal of the crowd.
Traffic Advisory:
1. Vehicles coming through the Ring Road from the direction of Mata Matha will be diverted to the right at Gada before reaching the Gadagadia Temple. They will park their vehicles at the Lower Bali Yatra Ground. Vehicles with CAR PASS may take a left turn at Bamboo Depo Gada and park their vehicles at the Upper Bali Yatra Ground.
2. The vehicles coming from Howrah Motor Chhak and Mani Sahoo Chhak shall not be allowed to proceed towards Madhusudan Sqr. From Grinnar Hotel Chhak. They may use the Ring Road via Old Law hostel gada and park their vehicles at the Lower Bali Yatra Ground.
3. Except two wheelers vehicles, no vehicles shall be allowed towards Barabati Stadium from Biju Patnaik Chhak and Chandi Chhak. They will park their vehicles in the parking space near Dayashram.
4. Vehicles coming from Biju Patnaik Chhak or Madhusudan Nagar will park their vehicles in the parking space near Ananda Bhawan Chhak i.e. Christian Padia. No vehicles will be allowed towards Bali Yatra Ground via Killa Fort from Ananda Bhawan Chhak.
5. Vehicles coming from the direction of Dear Park or Madhusudan Nagar via the Ring Road towards the Gadagadeswara Temple will be diverted at Kartikeswar Gada and they may park their vehicles at Lower Bali Yatra padia.
6. Vehicles coming from Samaj office side will not be allowed to proceed towards Madhusudan Sqr. and those vehicles will be diverted at Hanuman Temple chhak. They may proceed to park their vehicles at Christian Padia via Chandi Chhak.
7. Vehicles having PASS to park at Odisha Cricket Academy (OCA) Ground will proceed towards YMCA crossing and park their vehicles through gate No. 01 of Barabati Stadium.
8. Vehicles coming from the direction of Reserve Police Line will be prohibited from entering towards Barabati Stadium from the side of Odisha Police Association (OPA) Chhak.
9. No vehicles shall be allowed towards Barabati Stadium from Madhusudan Statue chhak.
10. NO vehicles shall be allowed towards Barabati Stadium from Lions Eye’s Hospital chhak via Kill Khana. They may proceed towards the parking place via Kala Vikash Kendra.
11. No heavy vehicles shall be allowed to move on the Mahanadi and Kathajodi ring roads, as well as inside the city area, from 8AM to 2AM.
12. Due to the practice session of players on Saturday at Barabati Stadium, the movement of heavy vehicles are completely restricted on Mahanadi Ring Road from Chahta Chhak and Sikharpur Chhak towards Bamboo Depot from 1PM to 9PM.
The above-mentioned restrictions will not applicable for the emergency vehicles (Fire and Ambulance).
Parking Arrangement:
1. The vehicles coming across the Ring Road via Mata Matha will park at the Lower Bali Yatra ground.
2. Vehicles coming from Howrah Motor Chhak and Mani Sahu Chhak will follow the route of Ring Road to park at Lower Bali Yatra Ground.
3. Vehicles coming from Chhata Chhak will park at Lower Bali Yatra ground through the Kartikeswar Gada.
4. The vehicles coming from the side of Kanika Chhak, Biju Patnaik Chhak and Madhu Sudan Nagar Chhak will park at Ananda Bhawan Ground.
5. Two-wheelers coming from the side of Chandi Chhak and Kala Vikash Kendra will park on the ground near Dayashram.
6. People having OCA parking pass, will follow the route towards Madhusudan Statue to park at OCA ground through Gate No. 1 of Barabati Stadium.
7. People having vehicle PASS for Xavier Ground, will follow the route of Bamboo Depo to park on the ground through Gate no. 14.
8. Vehicles having pass coming from Cantonment PS side and Mataha Matha side they will park their vehicles at Upper Bali Yatra ground by taking turn at Bamboo depot chhak.
