Like Cuttack, the Commissionerate Police has come up with a set of rules and traffic advisory for the smooth conduct of the immersion ceremony of Goddess Durga, the last phase of Durga Puja festivities in Bhubaneswar.
As per the notification issued by the Twin City Commissionerate Police, the immersion (Bhasani) ceremony will start in Bhubaneswar from 3 pm onwards tomorrow (October 25, 2023).
There are three Bhasani Committees in Bhubaneswar - Bhubaneswar Bhasani Utsav Committee at Saheed Nagar, Rajdhani Mandir Surakshya Bhasani Samiti at Nayapalli and Uttar Bhubaneswar Bhasani Committee at Chandrasekharpur.
All deities will congregate at their designated places- Saheed Nagar, Nayapalli, and the ground near the IOCL office in Chandrasekharpur and take the designated route for immersion.
For the immersion procession of Bhubaneswar Bhasani Utsav Committee at Saheed Nagar, the traffic intending to proceed towards Rupali Square from Vani Vihar side shall be diverted from Vani Vihar towards Acharya Vihar. No vehicles, of any type shall be allowed to ply on Janpath. They shall be diverted to Sachivalay Marg and other adjacent roads. This traffic regulation shall be in effect from 3 PM or starting time of the procession whichever is later to 1 AM or the ending time of the procession, whichever is earlier.
For the immersion procession of Rajdhani Mandir Surakshya Bhasani Samiti, Nayapalli, the traffic intending to proceed towards Cuttack from CRP square side shall be diverted from CRP square towards Jaydev Vihar via Ekamra Park and Biju Pattnaik College. This traffic regulation shall come into effect from 3 PM or the starting time of the procession whichever is later and shall be continued till 1 AM or till the procession passes CRP square, whichever is earlier.
The vehicular traffic on Stewart School Road, Unit-8 road, and OUAT square-New Airport road shall be diverted onto the adjacent roads.
For Uttar Bhubaneswar Vasani Committee, the traffic intending to proceed towards Nalco Square from the KIIT side shall be diverted to other adjacent roads from Nandankanan - Jayadev Vihar road. Heavy vehicles coming from the Khordha side towards Bhubaneswar shall be diverted at the starting point or the Fire Station Over Bridge towards the flyover. No vehicles shall be allowed to ply on the service road.