To ensure hassle-free Dussehra celebrations by the city people, the administration and traffic police have made arrangements for streamlining traffic arrangements for Ravan effigy burning scheduled at 15 places in the city.
Traffic police have made traffic diversions to maintain flow of the traffic. Dushhera is going to be celebrated on October 14 in the city which would make it mandatory to make arrangements to save city from the traffic chaos. After 5 pm heavy vehicles would not be allowed to enter the city from Khajuri Bypass, new Bypass lambakheda, Sukhi Sewania Bypass, Patel Nagar, Karond Square, lalghati, Prabhat petrol pump, Subhash Nagar railway crossing, Jhinsi Square, Habibganj railway crossing, Suraj Nagar and Misrod 11 mill road.
Dussehra procession would start from Banke Bihari (Marwari Road) and would follow Chaintaman Square, Unani Shafakhan, Sultania road, Chowki Chowk, Ghora Nakkas, Bus Stand, Chhola road and finally procession will end at Chola Mandir Dushhera ground. When the procession will reach at bus stand then traffic from Bhopal talkies square and Alpana trisection would be stopped.
After the procession will reach Chhola road the vehicles could take alternate path of Kazi Camp, DIG bungalows, Karond railway crossing to enter the Chola Dushhera ground. Parking arrangement has been made in stadium at Chola ground. Traffic would be stalled at Rajeev Gandhi square and Ravishankar trisection from 6 pm till the completion of the Dushhera procession at Arera Colony and Vitthal Market.
Manisha Market, Bharat Nagar, Trilanga and New Campion would witness a traffic blockage due to the Ravan effigy burning at Shaitan Singh trisection at Shahpura. Commuters have to take a diversion from police control room to reach New Market due to Ravan burning organized at Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya. The traffic would be blocked from 6 pm till the completion of the programme.
For information and assistance regarding the traffic management citizens could contact at helpline number 0755-2443850 and 0755-2677340.