Zero traffic zone has been enforced around Parade Ground area in Dehradun on Monday as Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat would unfurl the tri-colour and address the people from there on the occasion of Independence Day on Tuesday.
Dehradun traffic police have drafted a traffic plan in view of the programme. State police said that with complete restrictions being imposed on the vehicular movements in the neighbourhood of the Parade Ground, no vehicle would be allowed to pass routes like Tibet Market to lansdowne, Kanak Chowk to Donga House and Rojgaar Crossing to Convent Crossing. The VIP vehicles would follow routes — EC Road, Survey Chowk or Pacific to Rojgaar Crossing and Convent Crossing before they would enter the ground through the VVIP gate.
The officers and the pass- holders coming from the Pacific Hotel crossing would enter the venue from the entry gate located opposite Donga House. The vehicles must be parked at the places marked for it.
The vehicles of the Army personnel, paramilitary forces, police men, home guards and press representatives would be parked at the Pavilion Ground while they would have to walk down the way from the designated parking place to reach the programme venue from the side of the Pavilion Ground.
Police also said that the vehicles coming from Dharampur, Darshan lal Chowk and Doon Chowk would be parked at Ranger’s Ground while the vehicles coming from Survey Chowk would be parked at Mangla Devi Inter College.
The Vikram autos plying on route number-2 (Raipur route) would return from Sahastradhara crossing while Vikrams plying on route number-3 (Dharampur route) would follow the route as Chandarnagar, Doon Chowk, Buddha Chowk and MKP Chowk. Vikrams plying on route number-5 (ISBT route) would go back from Saharanpur Chowk while Vikrams plying on route number -8 (Kanwali route) would return from Prince Chowk.
The routes of the city buses have been changed too. While the city buses plying on ISBT route would go back from Tehsil Chowk those going towards Rajpur Road would follow the route of Darshan lal Chowk to Clock Tower and Rajpur. City buses coming from Raipur for Survey Chowk and other places would go back from Chuna Bhatta.
Barricades have been installed at outer points such as EC Road, Survey Chowk, Buddha Chowk, Manoj Clinic, Darshan lal Chowk, Orient Chowk and Pacific Crossing. At inner point, barricades have been erected at Rojgar crossing, Kanak Chowk, Dunga House, lansdowne Chowk and Convent Chowk. PNS