The Kolkata Traffic Police on Friday issued a comprehensive advisory ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit for the oath-taking ceremony of the newly formed BJP government in West Bengal at Brigade Parade Ground on Saturday
Kolkata Commissioner of Police Ajay Nand, in a notification issued on Friday, said vehicular movement will be regulated on several key stretches, including Esplanade Ramp, Kidderpore Road, Hospital Road, Lovers Lane, Casuarina Avenue and Queensway, as and when considered necessary.
Movement of goods vehicles within the Kolkata Police jurisdiction will be restricted from 4 am to 8 pm on Saturday. However, vehicles transporting LPG cylinders, CNG, petroleum products, oxygen, vegetables, medicines, fruits, fish and milk will be exempt from the restrictions.
Parking will also be prohibited in and around Victoria Memorial Hall, including stretches of AJC Bose Road between Hastings Crossing and Cathedral Road, as well as Khidderpore Road, Hospital Road, Queensway, Cathedral Road, Casuarina Avenue and Lovers Lane.
Police said, depending on the situation, the movement of vehicles, carts and tramcars may be temporarily suspended, diverted or regulated along procession routes and the route of the visiting dignitary.
Traffic police may also divert traffic from arterial and feeder roads, the notification added.
Besides Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior BJP leaders are expected to attend the event, officials said
