Puri: Police here issued a traffic advisory and shared a helpline number to facilitate visiting devotees for a hassle-free darshan of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities on occasion of Snana Purnima Sunday.
Traffic advisory
There will be no restriction on regular passenger buses plying from Bhubaneswar or Konark side to enter Municipality bus stand. Buses coming from Bhubaneswar and other areas will be diverted accordingly.
Puri town shuttles and auto-rickshaws will be allowed up to Majana Jaga on Bada Danda. Two-wheelers can avail parking at Bada Danda from Market square up to Nayak Plaza on first come-first avail basis and will be diverted accordingly.
All light motor vehicles, cars will avail parking facilities at Jagannath Ballav, Bagala Dharmasala parking, Saradhabali, Blue flag beach and Hotel Nilachal Ashok. They will be diverted as per the availability of space in parking accordingly.
Regulation of vehicular traffic shall be imposed from 12:00 hours of June 3 till the end of Snana Purnima festival (June 4) as per traffic mobility plan.
Traffic restrictions may be relaxed depending on traffic flow. For smooth darshan of the Lords by the devotees, no vehicle zone is in force from Market Chhak to Jaga Balia lodge.
24×7 Helpline number: Devotees requiring assistance can dial -6370967100.
Around 60 platoons of force have been deployed for maintaining law and order along with traffic management.
PNN