Bhubaneswar: With the City of Temples gearing up for Durga Puja celebrations, the Commissionerate Police on Monday issued guidelines imposing certain restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles from 4 pm to 2 am everyday till October 20. This is aimed at smooth flow of traffic on the city roads.
The traffic restrictions according to the notification are:-
- Khandagiri to Pokhariput via Jagamara and Gandamunda
- Fire Training School crossing to Sishu Bhawan via Paika Nagar, Siripur and Ganganagar
- CRP to Power House via Stewart School and Unit-8 DAV School
- Jayadev Vihar to Raj Bhawan via Behera Sahi and Sastri Nagar
- Jayadev Vihar to Nandankanan via Xavier, Kalinga Hospital, Damana and Patia
- Acharya Vihar to New Airport via Nicco Park, Patel Marg, Housing Board, Rabindra Mandap and AG crossing
- Acharya Vihar to Kalinga Hospital via
Sainik School - Vani Vihar to Sishu Bhawan via Rupali, Satya Nagar, Ram Mandir, Master Canteen and Rajmahal
- Rasulgarh to Lingipur via Bomikhal, Laxmisagar, Kalpana, Ravi Talkies and Samantarapur
- Service roads of NH-16 from Baramunda to Palasuni
- Heavy vehicles coming from Khurda will be diverted from Pitapalli to Balikuda via Chandaka and Barang. Vehicles may be diverted from CRP Square to Bidyut Marg via Ekamra Villa
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- Vehicles coming on NH-16 from Cuttack will be diverted from Jayadev Vihar to CRP Square via Behera Sahi, Sastri Nagar, Power House and Unit-8 DAV crossings
- Passenger buses coming from Puri to Bhubaneswar will be allowed to ply from Lingipur to Baramunda bus stand via Samantarapur, Kalpana, Rajmahal, Sishu Bhawan, Ganga Nagar and Fire Training School.
- Similarly, buses coming from Baramunda to Puri will be allowed on the same route up to Sishu Bhawan and then through Mausima, Museum, Samantarapur crossings to Lingipur on NH.
Violation of the order is an offence punishable under Section-96 of Odisha Urban Police Act, 2003, and the violator may be fined Rs 500, which may extend up to Rs 1,000, the notification added.