Puri: Puri Police has released a detailed route plan for hassle-free management of a huge influx of vehicles that will be coming to Puri for darshan of the Holy Trinity on occasion of Suna Besha Thursday.
Detailed traffic advisory:
All light vehicles coming from Bhubaneswar side on NH-316 will be diverted near Malatipatapur via ROB, Nilachal Link, Toshali Chhak, Grid Station Chhak, Bhudan Chhak, and can be parked near ITI, Indoor Stadium, Helipad, Sanskrit University Car Parking.
The exit route for light vehicles coming from Talabania side is via ITI, Central School, Bhudan, Grid Station, Balighat, New Nabakalebar Road, Biraharekrushnapur and NH- 316.
All the two-wheelers coming from Bhubaneswar side on NH-316 can enter Puri via Malatipatapur, Batagaon, New NH bypass upto Mangalaghat and can be parked in Jagannath Ballav, Matitota Parking,
Vehicles with passes entering Puri via Malatipatapur, Batagaon, Mangalaghat, Sterling, Hans Cocopalm, Lokanath Road to park at Gadadhar High School, Chapan Chhak, Yatrika and Nali Field Parking (Baliapanda). They will return on the same route.
Light vehicles from Konark will park at Talabania.
Two-wheelers coming from Konark side will park at Blue Flag Beach via Grid Station, ITI, City Road, Subash Bose Chhak. They will return on the same route.
Regular passenger buses will be diverted to Talabania bus stand as per mobility plan.
ADG Amitabh Thakur said, “Drones have been deployed for management of traffic and parking. Battery-operated vehicles will ferry elderly and divyang devotees.”
PNN