Traffic Advisory Issued For Navy Day Celebration In Odisha’s Puri

Puri: Even as the preparations for the Navy Day 2024 celebrations are in full swing in Odisha’s Puri, the district administration on Sunday issued a traffic advisory for the vehicles.

As per the advisory, no vehicle will be allowed from Penthakata Square to Subash Bose Square, Light House to Digabareni and Subash Bose Square to Acharya Harihar Square.

The restrictions on vehicular movement will remain in force from December 1 till the end of Navy Day celebration on December 4. Following are the details of the traffic advisory:

Meanwhile, a high-level meeting was held at the Town Hall to take stock of the security arrangements for the event. DIG Kanwar Vishal Singh, DIG (Operations) Akhileshwar Singh, ADGP Sanjeeb Panda, Central DIG Charan Singh Meena, Puri SP Vinit Agrawal, SAG Camp Commandant Ashok Kumar Mohanty and others took part in the meeting.

Puri collector Siddharth Shankar Swain said the entire city will remain under think blanket of security as President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to take part in the Navy Day 2024 celebrations on December 4.

Besides the President, several VVIPs including the chiefs of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force will participate, said the collector.

The fishermen have also been asked not to venture into the sea till the completion of the Navy Day celebrations, the SP informed.

A full-dress rehearsal of the programme was conducted in the evening before the grand event on December 4.