Varanasi: To ensure public safety and smooth traffic movement, Traffic Police Commissionerate issued an advisory with restrictions, diversions and no-entry arrangements, in view of ‘Surya Shashthi’, also known as Dala Chhath Puja, which will be celebrated in the city on Nov 15 and 16. A large number of devotees will visit ghats and roads across the city to offer arghya to the setting sun on Nov 15 and the rising sun on Nov 16.The traffic restrictions will remain in force from 12 noon until the conclusion of the programme on Nov 15, and from 3 am until the conclusion of the programme on Nov 16.Vehicles will not be allowed to move towards Godowlia from Ramapura Chauraha and those heading for Chhath Puja will be diverted towards Mazda Talkies and Sanatan Dharm Inter College for parking.Vehicles from Beniya Tiraha towards Ramapura Chauraha will be diverted towards Beniya–Piyari Road. Chhath Puja-related vehicles will be parked at Beniya parking.Vehicles will not be permitted from Maidagin Chauraha towards Godowlia Chauraha. Chhath Puja-related vehicles will be parked in front of Harishchandra PG College and at Town Hall parking. Movement from Godowlia Chauraha towards Dashashwamedh Ghat, Rajendra Prasad Ghat, Sheetla Ghat and nearby ghats will remain restricted.Vehicles from Sonarpura Tiraha towards Godowlia will be diverted towards Bhelupur and traffic towards Assi Chauraha will be diverted towards Ravindrapuri.Movement towards Bhainsasur Ghat will be restricted and parking will not be allowed near the tiraha. Vehicles carrying devotees will be diverted to nearby designated parking areas. Vehicles heading to Namo Ghat will be diverted for parking to Kashi Station Water Tank Ground.Traffic towards Rajghat will be diverted from Padao towards Ramnagar. Tractors, trolleys, goods vehicles and buses for Chhath Puja may proceed towards Ganga Ghat via Vishwasundari Bridge side and park in the ground below.No vehicles are allowed from Vishwasundari Bridge towards Murari Chowk and Samne Ghat. From Ramnagar side, tractors, trolleys, goods vehicles and buses coming for Chhath Puja will not be allowed from Shastri Chowk bridge towards Samne Ghat and may proceed towards Ganga Ghat through the road on the left side of the bridge.Vehicles from Samne Ghat Tiraha towards Murari Chowk will be parked in vacant ground in front of Judge Guest House and at Krishna Vatika near Sunbeam Samne Ghat School.Private buses coming from Bihar will not be allowed to go to the bus stand at Murari Chowk and will be parked in the vacant ground in front of Swami Harsewanand Public School, where passenger pick-up and drop-off will take place.Vehicles will not be allowed near Surya Sarovar in BLW. Traffic from Ambedkar Chauraha towards Shastri Ghat will also remain restricted, and parking near the chauraha will not be permitted. Vehicles will be diverted towards Kachahari and J P Mehta Road. Chhath Puja-related vehicles will be parked behind Kachahari on J P Mehta Road.
