Traffic is likely to be disrupted in the national Capital on Tuesday as thousands of idols of lord Ganesha will be taken for immersion to the Yamuna from different parts of the Capital.
According to a traffic advisory issued by police, mostly traffic on roads near the Yamuna ghats will be affected. Police have also appealed to the revellers to stay careful while immersion after four children drowned in the city during such celebrations last year.
The ten-day-long festival is celebrated by placing idols of lord Ganesha in public pandals or home for worhsip. The festival started on August 25 and will culminate on Tuesday.
“Main immersion will be on September 5 from 11am onwards. Arrangements for immersion have been made at Kudesia Ghat, Geeta Colony Ghat, Geeta Ghat, Mayur Vihar Extn Ghat (Near DND Flyover), Hathi Ghat, Kalindi Kunj Ghat and Shyam Ghat,” the advisory said.
The roads that the advisory advised to avoid on Tuesday are Saraswati Marg, Faiz Road, BeadonPura, Copernicus Marg, Sikandara Road, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Wazirabad Road, Wazirabad bridge, Ring Road/Bypass Road from Rajghat upto Burari via ISBT, MajnukaTilla, SP Mukherjee Marg, Rani Jhansi Road, Boulevard Road, Netaji Subhash Marg, Vikas Marg, Pushta Road, Noida link Road and Mathura Road.
The traffic police plan to divert all commercial vehicles and buses coming from Mukarba Chowk on way to Wazirabad Bridge towards ISBT bridge starting 2 pm.
Those coming from trans-Yamuna area towards Ring Road will be diverted from Khajoori Khas Chowk towards Shastri Park on Pushta Road.
The police have advised people not to park their vehicles near on the road near the ghats. Parking facility has been made available at a few ghats. Also, drum beating and bursting of firecrackers will not be allowed at the ghats.