Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Bali Yatra is ready to witness a huge number of rush and traffic issues. The festival will be held at Bankual in Bhubaneswar City is scheduled to be held from November 15 to November 22. To ensure better convenience, free flow of traffic and in the larger interest of public safety, the Commissionerate Police today issued traffic restrictions for the annual event.
Commissionerate Police has requested the public to plan their route accordingly. Police, Fire Brigade, Excise, Ambulance and other emergency vehicles have been excluded from the restrictions.
The restrictions and parking arrangements are implemented on the above mentioned days from 2 PM to till the disposal of crowd.
- Heavy vehicles are not allowed to ply from Gandhi Chhak to Sai Mandir Chhak, Lingipur Chhak to Tankapani Road and from Hi-Tech Chhak to Tankapani bridge.
- People coming from Sai Temple Square towards Baliyatra padia will riot be allowed to ply their vehicle from the blocking point and park their vehicles at designated parking place at Crystal Mandap and KM Convention. Vehicles are allowed to pass over Tankapani Bridge.
- People coming from Rangabazar Side towards Baliyatra padia will not be allowed to ply their vehicle from the blocking point at bridge end and park their vehicles at designated parking place at Rangbazar parking point.
- People coming from Balakati Side towards Baliyatra padia will not be allowed to ply their vehicle from the blocking point at bridge end and park their vehicles at designated parking place at Gadasrirampur parking point.
- People coming from Hi-Tech medical Side and Bankual village side towards Baliyatra padia will not be allowed to ply their vehicle from the blocking point at Balunkeswar Temple Gada and park their vehicles at designated parking place at Balunkeswar Gada parking point, Gas Godown parking point.
- People coming from Lingipur village side towards Baliyatra padia through river road will not be allowed to ply their vehicle from the blocking point at river bridge end and park their vehicles at designated parking place at Basua Ghai Nadipatha parking point.
- People coming from Mancheswar gada Kuakhai river bank road towards Baliyatra ground will not be allowed to ply their vehicle from the blocking point and park their vehicles on the river bank parking area designated as parkin -I and the local people will avail the diversion i.e. the Canal Road.
- People coming from Barimunda village side will not be allowed to ply their vehicles from the blocking point near Lakheswar Temple and park their vehicle on the parking area designated as parking-II behind the Lakheswar Temple.
- People coming from Patia side towards Baliyatra ground will not be allowed to ply their vehicle from the blocking point at Barimunda Panchayat market parking designated as parking-III.
- Parking near Minabazar reserve for event management and participants designated as parking-IV.
- To avoid congestion there will be a blocking point near Injana Canal Bridge to block the tourist vehicles from Nandankanan side and these vehicles may be allowed to go to Rasulgarh / Palasuni on the canal road.
