In view of the scheduled Dehradun visit of the President to attend convocation ceremony of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy on the Forest Research Institute (FRI) campus on May 5, the district police has drafted a traffic plan, diverting some routes to spare the commuters inconvenience during the VVIP visit. Zero- zone would be enforced along the routes the cavalcades of the VVIP would use 10 minutes before the President arrives at GTC Helipad.
As per the traffic diversion plan, no vehicle would be allowed from Vijay Colony Bridge to Annexe crossing. The movement of vehicles would be stopped from proceeding to Circuit House Chowki to New Cantt House to CSD Canteen Crossing. No vehicle would be allowed either from Doon School crossing and Tel Bhawan crossing moving towards GTC helipad. Vehicles would be prevented 200 metres away from Dakra Bazaar Gate Mahindra Ground. Vehicles would not be allowed from MH Dakra crossing to move towards CSD Canteen Crossing.
No vehicle would be allowed from Tapkeshwar Mandir crossing to move in the direction of Cantt crossing. The movement of vehicles would be stopped from Dakra Bazaar Garhi Cantt Suraj Tower to Cantt Crossing. The same applies to vehicles coming from Nimbuwala Road Gurang Traders to Cantt Crossing and those coming from Ambedkar Stadium to Kaulagarh Chowk. While the movement of vehicles would be stopped from moving through FRI back gate to Kaulagarh no vehicle would be allowed to move from Ballupur Flyover Kishan Nagar to FRI. No vehicles would be allowed from Wadia Institute to Ballupur. The traffic movement of vehicles from Panditwari to FRI would be restricted. Heavy vehicles coming from Haridwar would be stopped at laltappar and they would not be allowed to move from ISBT towards the city. Heavy vehicles coming from Vikasnagar would be diverted too at Sahaspur, said SP Traffic DS Gunjyal.