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Traffic Regulations Issued For Immersion Procession Of Durga Idols In Bhubaneswar

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday announced the restrictions on movement of vehicular traffic during immersion procession of Durga idols in Bhubaneswar on October 14.

The Commissionerate, in a release, said three Bhasani Committees including Bhubaneswar Bhasani Utsav Committee at Saheed Nagar, Rajdhani Mandir Surakshya Bhasani Samiti at Nayapalli and Uttar Bhubaneswar Bhasani Committee at Chandrasekharpur have been permitted to participate in the immersion procession.

All the puja committees will congregate with their idols at their designated place in Saheed Nagar, Nayapalli and ground near IOCL office, Chandrasekharpur and take their respective routes for immersion.

To ensure better traffic management and in the larger interest of public safety, the following restrictions will be imposed from 3 pm to I am or end of the procession on October 14:

  • For the immersion procession of Bhubaneswar Bhasani Utsav Committee at Saheed Nagar, the traffic intending to proceed towards Rupali Square from Vani Vihar will be diverted from Vani Vihar towards Acharya Vihar.
  • No vehicles of any type will be allowed to ply on Janpath. Those will be diverted to Sachivalay Marg and other adjacent roads.
  • For the immersion procession of Rajdhani Mandir Suraksha Bhasani Samiti, Nayapalli, the traffic intending to proceed towards Cuttack from CRP Square will be diverted from CRP square towards Jaydev Vihar via Ekamra Park and Biju Pattnaik College. The vehicular traffic on Stewart School road, Unit VIII road and OUAT square-New Airport road will be diverted to the adjacent roads.
  • For Uttar Bhubaneswar Vasani Committee-Chandrasekharpur, the traffic intending to proceed towards Nalco Square from KIIT will be diverted to other adjacent roads from Nandan Kanan-Jayadev Vihar road.
  • Heavy vehicles coming from Khurda towards Bhubaneswar will be diverted at starting point of Fire Station Overbridge towards the flyover. No vehicles will be allowed to ply on service road.

However, the regulations will not be applicable to police, Fire Brigade, Excise, ambulance and other emergency vehicles.

OB Bureau

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