Tight security arrangements in Puri ahead of New Year rush; check traffic advisory

Puri gears up for New Year with enhanced security. Police deploy 60 platoons, CCTV surveillance, and traffic controls to ensure safety of devotees and tourists.

Tight security blanket in Puri ahead of New Year; check traffic advisory

Tight security blanket in Puri ahead of New Year; check traffic advisory

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Pilgrim town Puri is bracing up for the New Year celebrations with heightened security and logistical arrangements aimed at ensuring the safety of devotees and tourists alike. 

While the coastal town will be under CCTV surveillance during the New Year festivity, as many as 60 platoons of police force will be deployed to maintain law and order. 

Anticipating a surge in the crowd from 31st December to the New Year, the local police have stepped up traffic regulations and strengthened checks at key entry points in the town.

Vehicles arriving from Bhubaneswar will have designated parking on Jail Road while those from Konark will be parked at Talabania. Visitors from Brahmagiri area need to use parking facilities at Sterling or Yatrika. To maintain a smooth traffic movement, no four-wheelers will be allowed from Medical Square to the Jagannath Temple and the beach, with Market Square being declared a vehicle-free zone.

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Special preparations are in place within and around the Jagannath Temple to facilitate darshan amid the expected influx. Beach security is bolstered by a significant number of lifeguards and intensified police patrolling during the zero-night celebrations. 

 Vinit Agrawal, Puri Superintendent of Police (SP), informed that strict measures will be taken against 'drunk and driving' and inter-state criminal gangs to ensure public safety.

“Expecting a huge rush, we have already expanded the barricades till Market Chhak. From Medical Chhak to Srimandir, and from Medical Chhak to Light House Chhak have been declared no vehicular zones for December 31 and January 1. No four wheelers will be allowed to ply on these routes,” Agrawal said.

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These steps are part of comprehensive efforts to allow both spiritual and recreational pursuits in Puri to proceed smoothly during the festive season.

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