Avoid coming out on the main roads on Thursday lest you be asked to go back. In view of the President’s Haridwar visit on September 29, the Haridwar-Dehradun National Highway would remain closed on Thursday for six hours. Even the pedestrian routes would be closed, say the authorities. On Wednesday too, the highway would be closed for four and half hours for rehearsal.
The CO Traffic Prakash Chand Deoli told The Pioneer that the National Highway would be converted into zero zone area from 2 pm to 7.30 pm on Wednesday for the fleet rehearsal. On Thursday, on account of the President’s visit, the zero zone would be enforced from BHEl stadium, Trishul guest house, BHEl Hospital Road, BHEl HRDC Centre, Madhya Marg, National Highway crisscrossing Prem Nagar Chowk, stretch from Shankaracharya Chowk to Dam Kothi, tri-junction of Keshav Ashram, Chandi Ghat Chowk, 'VIP' ghat, Jairam Ashram, Bhimgoda barrier, Har Ki Pauri, RTO tri-junction and further till Dehradun airport. The common means of transport like rickshaw, vikram, tonga, tempo, auto-rickshaw, two wheelers and four wheelers would not be allowed to enter the zero zone. Heavy vehicles like trucks and tractors would not be allowed to ply since the night of 28 September till 29 September.
Speaking to The Pioneer, CO traffic said, “All tourist buses, jeep cabs, e-rickshaws and other public transport vehicles would not be allowed to ply between 2 pm and 8.30 pm on Thursday.”