Srinagar, Nov 1: In a bid to streamline traffic ahead of Eid-Ul-Azha when thousands of vehicles are expected to throng the City centre areas, the police authorities have devised “elaborate arrangements to discourage traffic gridlocks along Residency Road and MA Road stretches, which otherwise puts the common man to a lot of inconvenience as the whole area gets converted into a shopper’s paradise.”  The arrangements will be in place on Nov 4, 5 and 6.
 And, to avoid any “eleventh hour controversy” the arrangements have been made after taking stakeholders including traders and transporters into confidence. Officials said it was for the first time that the Traffic police took such an initiative for evolving the arrangements.
 Giving details SP Traffic Srinagar, Maqsood Ul Zaman said: “No commercial vehicle /public transport shall be allowed to ply on Residency Road from Radio Kashmir to Hari Singh High Street on one side and along Moulana Azad Road from SRTC Crossing to Jehangir Chowk on the other side.” 
 “All commercial vehicles coming from North and North-East of City Srinagar towards Lal Chowk shall take route along KohnaKhan – Dalgate - Ziyarat Syed Sahib Sonwar - Ram Munshi Bagh -Radio Kashmir – Rajbagh - Lal Mandi - LD and on return shall take Bakshi Stadium -Exhibition - Old Secretariat – Tankipora - Habbakadal - Barbar Shah - Baba Dharam Das route. At Baba Dharam Das, vehicles bound for Hazratbal and Soura shall take left turn and vehicles bound for Nishat, Shalimar shall proceed towards Kohnakhan Dalgate - Badyari Chowk and onwards,” the SP said. 
 “All commercial vehicles coming from West and North-West of City Srinagar towards Dalgate  and Boulevard shall take route along Batamaloo - Karan Nagar - Shutra Shahi – Tankipora –Habbakadal - Barbar Shah-Baba Dharam Das - Kohnakhan Dalgate and on return shall take Dalgate - Ziyarat Syed Sahib Sonwar - Ram Munshi Bagh - Radio Kashmir – Rajbagh - Lal Mandi - LD - Bakshi Stadium and onwards.” 
 Likewise all commercial vehicles coming from Pampore towards Lal Chowk shall adopt route along Batwara – Highland Motors – Radio Kashmir – Rajbagh – Lal Mandi – L.D and on return shall adopt route along Bakshi Stadium – Exhibition – Old Secretariat – Tankipora – Habbakadal – Barbarshah – Baba Daram Das – SRTC Crossing – Golf Crossing – Dalgate – Sonwar and onwards. 
 All shopkeepers/business establishments of Lal Chowk area shall park their vehicles before 10:00-hours at authorized and designated parking place like Poloview Parking, Press Colony, Sangermal Shopping Complex, Sheikh Bagh, Old KMD bus stand, Khalsa High School, Municipal Shopping Complex opposite Kashmir Haat, space between Indoor & Bakshi Stadium.

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