Dehradun police have drafted a traffic plan as the President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to arrive in Dehradun after he visits Haridwar on Saturday. He is also scheduled to spend the night at Rajbhawan.
Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti said that traffic routes would be diverted at various places for a while during the time the President Ram Nath Kovind’s cavalcade would move to Rajbhawan from GTC helipad. Ten minutes before the arrival of the President, zero zone would be enforced at various places with the traffic being stopped.
Vehicles coming from Ballupur Cantt would be stopped at Mahindra Ground around 200 metres away from Cantonment crossing. Vehicles coming from post office crossing for GTC ground would be stopped around 200 metres away from Akashganga. Vehicles coming from Bijapur to CSD crossing would be stopped around 100 metres away from Military Hospital.
Traffic from Bindal to Cantt would be diverted towards Kishannagar Chowk via Kaulagarh. Vehicles going towards Rajbhawan from Hathibarkala would be stopped at Hathibarkala chowki.
Heavy vehicles would not be allowed on VIP routes. Students of the schools located along the VVIP routes would park their vehicles inside their respective school premises. Heavy vehicles coming from Vikasnagar, ISBT, laltappar, Rishikesh would not be allowed to ply on the VVIP routes and the contingency routes during the VVIP programme.
She further said that in view of the rainfall warning on Saturday, contingency routes (plan-A and plan B) have been made for the President’s visit. The movement of heavy vehicles on Haridwar-Dehradun routes, Rishikesh-Dehradun routes and ISBT bypass routes would remain stopped from 10 am to 6 pm.