Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be in TMC-led West Bengal for a two-day visit, will hold a massive roadshow in the capital Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of the seventh phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections.
To ensure smooth vehicular movement in view of the massive crowd during the prime minister’s poll campaign, the Kolkata police have issued a traffic advisory for commuters for both days.
As per the advisory, the traffic will be mainly curtailed on College Street, Aurobinda Sarani, Vivekananda Road and near Raj Bhawan.
PM Modi will arrive in West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon and will subsequently hold a public meeting at Ashoknagar in Barasat constituency at 2:30 pm and then in Jadavpur at 4 pm.
Later in the evening, Modi will pay floral tributes at the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose.
“In view of the public safety and convenience in connection with visit of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to the city of Kolkata on 28.05.2024 and 29.05.2024, I, Vineet Kumar Goyal, Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, do hereby order that movement and parking of vehicles for the city of Kolkata shall be regulated in the following manner notwithstanding any other orders in force on 28.05.2024 and 29.05.2024,” the traffic police wrote in a statement.
PM Modi In Kolkata: Traffic Restrictions, Diversion on May 28-29
- The movement of all types of goods vehicles will be restricted in some places in Kolkata between 3 pm and 9 pm on Tuesday and from 8 am to 12:30 pm on Wednesday.
- Vehicles will be restricted on 1 Furlong Gate, Khidderpore Road, J&N Island, Red Road, R.R Avenue, Govt. Place East, Esplanade Row East, Esplanade Crossing, C.R Avenue, J.M Avenue, Girish Avenue, K V V Avenue, N K Saha Lane, Udbodhan Lane.
- The vehicular movement will also be impacted in Bhupen Bose Avenue, Shyambazar 5point Crossing, Bidhan Sarani, College Street, Aurobinda Sarani, Beadon Street, Vivekananda Road, Girish Park Crossing, B. B Ganguly Street, Lalbazar Street, BBD Bag East, and Old Court House Street.
- Biddhan Sarani will remain closed for all kinds of vehicles from 3 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday.
- All heavy goods vehicles will be restricted to ply in and around Raj Bhawan from 6 am on Tuesday till 10 pm on Wednesday.
- On Wednesday, vehicles will be restricted on Raj Bhawan (South) Gate, RR Avenue, Red Road, Jenson & Nicholson Island, Khidderpore Road, and 11 Furlong Gate.
- Vehicular traffic may also be diverted from any of the arterial roads and feeder roads as and when necessary.
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