Traffic Restrictions Imposed In Guwahati For Durga Puja

GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Traffic Police have implemented several traffic restrictions in the city for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations. The restrictions will be effective from October 9 to 13.

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As per the guidelines, all goods-carrying vehicles are prohibited from entering the city except between 4 AM in the morning and 12 PM in the afternoon.

Furthermore, there will be 'No Entry' restrictions and only one-way traffic will be allowed on the following roads:

1. Dr. R.P. Road will be one-way from Ganesh Mandir side towards Ganeshguri flyover. 
2. No vehicles will be allowed to enter from Zoo Road side (under Ganeshguri Flyover) towards Ganesh Mandir side, Dispur. 
3. No vehicles will be allowed to enter from the Service Road (near Ganeshguri Whole Sale market) to R.P. road/Zoo Road. 
4. Pir Azan Fakir Road (Beltola Market Road) will be one way from Beltola Tiniali side towards Jayanagar Chariali side. 
5. No vehicles will be allowed entry from Jayanagar Chariali side towards Beltola Tiniali. 
6. Bishnu Rabha Path will be one way from Beltola Tiniali side towards Bhetapara Chariali. No vehicle will be allowed to enter from Bhetapara Tiniali towards Beltola Tiniali via Bishnu Rabha Path. 
7. No vehicles will be allowed to enter on Dr. B.N. Saikia road from Beltola Tiniali towards Basistha Chariali side. 
8. AG office bylane will be one way from AG office side towards Saurav Nagar and Tripura Goli. No vehicles should be allowed to enter from Tripura Gali and Saurav Nagar side. 
9. Parking of vehicles shall be allowed on one side of Tripura Gali. No entry of vehicles from Basistha Chariali towards Beltola Tiniali. 
10. No Vehicles will be allowed entry from Fatasil Chariali, Railway Gate No. 6, 7, 8 and from Sati Jaymati Road towards Kumarpara Panchali. 
11. No Vehicles will be allowed entry from Chabipool towards Bishnupur and Fatasil Chariali. One-way movement of vehicles will be allowed from Fatasil Chariali to Chabipool. 
12. No Vehicles will be allowed entry from RK Choudhury Road to KRC Road. 
13. Parking of vehicles shall not be allowed on A.T. Road (Athgaon flyover to Bharalumukh) and Dinesh Goswami Road (Between Bharalumukh to Kalipur) and RKC road (Gate No.9 to Fatasil Chariali) 
14. No Vehicles will be allowed entry from Sluice Gate towards Pragjyotish College on J.P. Agarwala Road. 
15. No Vehicles will be allowed entry from Bishnupur Bridge towards Cycle Factory side. 
16. No Vehicles will be allowed entry from Haryana Bhawan towards Fatasil Chariali/Kumarpara Panchali. 
17. No Vehicles will be allowed entry from Fatasil Chariali towards Kumarpara Panchali

There will also be several restrictions on the movement of vehicles on AT Road as no goods carrying vehicle will be allowed to ply towards Jalukbari Rotary from Paltanbazar, Panbazar, Fatasil and Bharalumukh or from Sadilapur side towards Pandu Ghat. 

The road from Adabari Tiniali to Pandu Ghat, known as the Pandu Port Road, will be One-Way for Light Motor Vehicles, 3-wheelers and two-wheelers. The vehicles coming from Pandu Ghat towards Adabari will ply via Maligaon Chariali and no vehicle will be allowed to ply towards Pandu Ghat from Maligaon Chariali via the Pandu Borbozar Road. 

The following restrictions have been placed for the day of the idol immersion:

• Only idol-carrying vehicles will be permitted to ply from Adabari Tiniali towards Pandu Ghat. The idol-carrying vehicles will be allowed to ply upto the entry point of immersion ghat and thereafter they will proceed to their place of origin via Sadilapur 6 No. Colony through NH-27. 
• In Fancy Bazar, no vehicle will ply from MS Road towards H.B. Road (Sani Mandir) or towards Railway Gate No. 4. 
• No vehicle shall be allowed to enter from Anuradha Point to Hatigarh Chariali. The entry point will only be Hatigarh Chariali. 
• No Vehicle will be allowed entry from Bandana Point to Refinery gate via SBI Gali. 
• In Latasil, no vehicle will be allowed to ply on FC Road between High Court Point (War Memorial) to Latasil Chariali. 

Some restrictions have also been placed on the movement of city buses.

1. Basistha Mandir to Dharapur (via Basistha Chariali-Beltola Tiniali-Survey-Supermarket-Ganeshguri flyover-Paltanbazar-AT Road-Bharalumukh-Maligaon) shall move via Basistha Chariali- Koinadhora Point- Khanapara Rotary- GS Road-Paltan Bazar- Nepali Mandir- AT Road- Bharalumukh- Dharapur. 
2. Adabari Bus Stand to Lalganesh (via Maligaon-Kachari-Rabindra Bhawan-Guwahati Club-Chandmari flyover-Zoo Road-Ganeshguri-Ganesh Mandir-Kahilipara-Lalganesh) shall move via Maligaon-Kachari-Rabindra Bhawan-Guwahati Club-Chandmari flyover-Zoo Road flyover-Ganeshguri flyover-Super Market-Last Gate- Rajdhani Masjid- Ganesh Mandir- Lalganesh. 
3. Panjabari to Dharapur (via Sixmile-Super Market-Last Gate-Ganesh Mandir-Zoo Road-Chandmari-MG road) shall move via Panjabari Road-VIP Road-Noonmati-Chandmari-MG Road to their destination. From Dharapur, the City Buses shall move via Maligaon-Chandmari-Zoo Road-over Ganeshguri fly over-Sixmile fly over-Panjabari Road. 
4. Hatigaon to Dharapur (via Hatigaon Chariali-Rajdhani Masjid-R.P. Road-Ganeshguri under-bridge-Zoo Road-Chandmari-MG Road-Dharapur) buses shall have to return back via Dharapur-MG Road-Chandmari-Zoo Road-Ganeshguri flyover-Supermarket-Last Gate-Rajdhani Masjid-Hatigaon Chariali-Hatigaon. 

Commercial passenger vehicles, particularly those having All Assam Tourist Permit coming from Lower Assam side will be stopped at Adabari bus terminus during the days of the Puja. Similarly, vehicles coming from Upper Assam side shall be allowed to come upto ISBT, Betkuchi. The ASTC undertaking buses coming from Lower Assam side to Paltanbazar side shall not be allowed to enter from Jalukbari and will be diverted to ISBT.