Dehradun police have drafted a traffic plan in view of the Republic Day celebration at Parade Ground on Tuesday where the main programme of flag hoisting ceremony will be held.
Dehradun SP Traffic Dhirendra Gunjiyal said on Monday that the movement of vehicles going towards Parade Ground from Tibetan Market, plying to lansdowne Chowk to Kanak Chowk to Doonga House, Rojgar Tiraha and Convent Crossing will not be allowed during the programme.
Vikrams plying on various routes in the city would have to follow the changes. While the Vikrams (number-2, Raipur route) will ply till Sahastradhara crossing those (number -3, Dharampur route) would follow Chandarnagar to Doon Chowk and Buddha Park routes and would return from Buddha Park via MKP Chowk. For those traveling through Route number 5 (ISBT), all the vehicles would return from Saharanpur Chowk. For route number – 8 (Kanwali Road), the Vikrams will return from Prince Chowk. Premnagar route Vikrams would return via Clock Tower, he added.
He further said that city buses going towards ISBT will return via Tehsil. Buses going towards Rajpur Road would go till Darshanlal Chowk to Clock Tower.
Buses coming from Raipur for Survey Chowk would return via Chuna Bhatta.
Barriers have been placed at several places like Account Point, EC Road, Survey Chowk, Manoj Clinic, Buddha Chowk, Darshan lal Chowk, Oriental Chowk, Pacific Crossing, Rojgar crossing, Kanak Chowk, Doonga House, lansdowne Chowk and Convent Crossing.
Residents were advised to follow the changed routes to avoid inconvenience on Republic Day, Gunjiyal added.