Puri: The Puri district administration has made elaborate arrangement expecting presence of lakhs of devotees to take holy dip in the Chandrabhaga river on the occasion of the Magha Saptami 2025.
It has decided to deploy a total of 33 platoons of police force and issued the following traffic advisory for the smooth traffic movement and for public convenience.
Buses:
The Buses coming from Puri side will be parked at designated parking place near Ramachandi PS & their return will be in the same route.
The Buses coming from Kakatpur and Nimapada side will be parked at designated parking place at Konark Helipad ground & their return will be in the same route.
Four Wheelers:
The four wheelers from Puri side will be parked at designated parking place near Ramachandi PS & their return will be in the same route.
The four wheelers from Kakatpur and Nimapada side will be parked at designated parking place atr Konark Helipad ground & their return will be in the same route. After the parking space being exhausted at Konark Helipad groud all four wheelers will be parked at IOCL Parking and ASI Museum side Parking at Konark.
Two Wheelers:
The two wheelers from Puri side will be parked at designated parking place on left side of road by the side of Light House & their return will be in the same route.
The two wheelers from Kakatpur and Nimapada side will be parked at designated parking place near Konark Helipad & their return will be in the same route. After the parking space being exhausted at Konark Helipad all two wheelers will be parked at IOCL Parking and ASI Museum side Parking at Konark.
Regulation of vehicular Traffic shall be imposed from 12:00 hrs on 03.02.2025 to 08:00 hrs on 04.02.2025 as per traffic mobility plan.
The road from Junei Bazaar Chhaka to Tikina Chhaka via Nalkana, Sutan and Balikapileswar will be used as contingency route for the vehicle intending to visit Puri from Nimapada/Kakatpur side and vice versa.