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On the occasion of Lord Jagannath and His siblings’ Ratha Jatra on July 1, the district administration has made traffic arrangements to ensure the smooth movement of vehicles in the pilgrim town of Puri.
Lakhs of devotees are expected to flock to Puri on the festival day, as public participation in the Ratha Jatra has been prohibited for the last two years due to the COVID-19 situation.
Below are the traffic arrangements in details:
* All inter state tourist buses from Bhubaneswar side will be allowed to Puri up to Malatipatpur and will park at Malatipatpur New Bus stand. The return will be in the same route.
* All light vehicles/ three wheelers/ four wheelers coming from Bhubaneswar side on NH-316 will be allowed to reach the parking place at Talabania via Malatipatpur –> ROB –> Toshali Chhak –> Grid Station –> Bhudan. Their return route is via ITI crossing –> Central School –> Grid Station –> Balighat –> Gopalpur Crossing –> Samangara Biraharekrushnapur –> Malatipatapur.
* All light vehicles with car pass from Bhubaneswar side will be allowed to proceed to the specified parking place at Chhapan Chhak/ towards Lokanath temple via Batagaon, Mangalahat, Sterlin Chhak, Hans Coco Palms. Their return to Bhubaneswar will be on same route.
* All two wheelers from Bhubaneswar side will park at specified parking place at Jagannath Ballava, Masanichandi Chhak and on Eastern flank of Mangalahat Chhak (Krusaka Bazar). Exit route of the two wheelers from Jagannath Ballava will be via Jatiababa Chhak-Kumbharapada-Atharana-Charinala-Malatipatapur.
* Two wheelers from Brahmagiri side will also park at Jagannath Ballava via Masanichandi Chhak. Their return will be in the same route.
* Two wheelers from Konark side will park at Blue Flag beach via Grid Station, ITI, CT Road and Subhas Bose Chhak and the return will be in the same way.
* Auto Rickshaws will move from Talabania to Ram Mandir Chhak via Sadar Block –> Odisha Bekery –> Ram Mandir. The return will be via Shrikhetra colony road.
* Light vehicles/ three wheelers from Brahmagiri side will be allowed up to Flourish India and will park there. The return will be in the same route.
* Light vehicles from Konark side will be allowed to Puri, Talabania via Grid station –> Bhudan –> ITI and their return will be via ITI crossing –> Central school –> Bhudan –> Grid Station –> Toshali.
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