The Pune Traffic Police have announced road closures and traffic diversions in Pune Camp area on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for the Christmas celebration, which attracts large crowds on arterial roads and key connecting streets.
These traffic changes will be in force from 6 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday and will remain in force till the crowd subsides. The restrictions will also include vehicular traffic closures for busy patches of roads. An order in this regard was issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amar Zende.
Every year a large number of people from within and outside Pune visit Pune Camp and various churches in and around the area on evenings in the run up to Christmas. The Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Road and connecting alleys attract large crowds for Christmas festivities and shopping.
The traffic from Y Junction to MG Road will be stopped at the 15 August Chowk and will be diverted via Qureshi Masjid and Sujata Mastani Chowk. Vehicular movement from Sarbatwala Chowk to Mahaveer Chowk will be stopped and diverted via Taboot Street Chowk, the DCP statement said.
Vehicles coming from ISCKON Temple and going towards Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue and Aurora Towers, will be diverted via SBI House and Teen Tofa Chowk, the police said.
Vehicles moving from Indira Gandhi Chowk to Mahaveer Chowk will be diverted via Lashkar Police Station Chowk, while those coming from Volga Chowk to Mohammed Rafi Chowk will be diverted via East Street and India Gandhi Chowk, it said.
The statement also added that the teams from the local police station and the Traffic Control Branch will be deployed to enforce the traffic curbs for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
However, vehicles on emergency services, including fire tenders, ambulances, police and military vehicles, will be exempted from traffic restrictions, said the order issued by DCP Zende.
