The police implemented the new traffic plan here on Monday with an aim to facilitate better regulation of traffic especially during the tourist season.
With introduction of the changes in the traffic system, the upper Mall Road was kept closed to vehicles for a period of three hours from 6 PM to 9 PM. During the tourist season, vehicles will now be allowed on this stretch of the road only after 9 PM. On the lower Mall Road, vehicles will be allowed towards Mallital. The operation of rickshaws will also be barred on the Mall Road for three hours daily. On Monday, buses with more than 35-seats did not enter the Nainital town. The large tourist vehicles plying from Haldwani and Kaladhungi routes were made to halt at Kathgodam and Kaladhungi.
Other buses were parked along Roosi link road, Barapatthar, Toota Pahad and Kailakhan. From here a shuttle service was operated to take the travelers to the town. Following the orders of the high court of Uttarakhand in Nainital, the entry of buses with more than 35 seats will remain prohibited in Nainital town. Such buses will not be stopped at Kathgodam and Kaladhungi.
Buses with more than 35 seats being plied from various states on Monday were not allowed to enter Nainital town as part of the new traffic plan put in place by the authorities. According to the new traffic plan, vehicles will not be allowed to ply from the Thandi Sadak-Collectorate to Mallital. The vehicles plying from Mallital to Tallital will take the route via Barapatthar- Masjid intersection- Raj Bhawan to reach Tallital.
On the other hand, the vehicles will be allowed to ply from Tallital to Mallital. Apart from this, from 6 PM to 9 PM, the vehicles plying from Mallital to Tallital will have to go via Barapatthar-Jama Masjid-Raj Bhawan. Vehicles from Tallital to Mallital will be able to use the lower mall road during this period, stated officials.