City’s 17 main roads to be closed; Immersion Procession

NP News Network

Pune

After the celebration of Ganesh Utsav with full zeal and enthusiasm, it comes towards its last phase. The Immersion procession process will start on September 23, Sunday in cultural capital of Maharashtra.

According to the tradition, the immersion procession will start from main roads of city- Lakshmi  road, Kumthekar road, Kelkar road and Tilak road. For this, city’s 17 main roads will remain closed for traffic. Parking the vehicles on procession route is not allowed.  Police appealed to citizens for following the rules.

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As per the traditions, Immersion procession will start from Mandai’s Tilak Putala  , on Sunday. For going immersion procession smoothly and peacefully, Police made some rules as a precautions. Excepting the Police vehicles, Fire brigade vehicles, Ambulances and emergency services, other vehicles has not entry on the immersion procession route.

According to the Traffic Police’s Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP) Tejaswati Satpute-  17 main roads of city will be closed on Sunday.

Following roads will remain closed on Sunday, for immersion procession:  

Shivaji road (Kakasaheb Gadgil Putla to Jedhe Chowk, Swargate), Lakshmi road (Sant Kabir Chowk, Nana Peth to Tilak Chowk, Alka Talkies Chowk), Bagade road (Sonya Maruti Chowk to Phadke Hoaud Chowk), Bajirao Road (Bajaj Putla Chowk to phutka buruj, Shanivarwada),  Kumathekar road (Tilak Chowk to Chitale corner, Shanipar), Ganesh road (Daruwala bridge to Jijamata Chowk), Gurunanak Road(Devajibaba chowk, Hamjekhan chowk to Govind halwai chowk), Tilak Road (Jethe Chowk to Tilak Chowk), Shastri Road (Senadutt Police Chowki to Tilak Chowk), Jangli Maharaj Road (Jhansi Rani Chowk to Khandujibaba Chowk), Karve Road (Nalastop Chowk to Khandujibaba Chowk), Fergusson road (Khandujibaba Chowk to Fergusson College main entrance), Bhandarkar road (PYC Gymkhana to Gokhale Smarak Chowk to Natraj Chowk), Pune-Satara road (Holga Chowk to Jadhe Chowk), Solapur road (Seven Love Chowk to Jadhe Chowk), Prabhat Road (Deccan Police Thane to Shelarmama Chowk).

The roads available for driving are:

Jangali Maharaj road (Jhansi Rani Chowk), Shivaji road (Kakasaheb Gadgil putla), Mudaliyar road (Apollo talkies), Nehru road (Sant Kabir Chowk), Solapur road (Seven Love Chowk), Satara road (Holga Chowk), Bajirao Road (Savarkar putla Chowk), Shastri Road (Senadutt Police Chowki), Karve Road (Nalastop Chowk), Fergusson Road (Gokhale Smarak Chowk)

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 The diverted routes because of immersion procession:

An alternative route are created by the traffic Police for the immersion procession. It has been appealed that drivers should use the diverted routes.

The diverted routes are as follows:

Karve road – Nalastop Chowk – Vidhi college road – Senapati Bapat road -Ganeshkhind road – Vedhashala Chowk – Sancheti Hospital Chowk – Engineering College – Ambedkar road – Shahir Amareshekh Chowk – Maldhakka Chowk- Bolhai Chowk – Narpatgiari Chowk – Nehru Road – Sant Kabir Chowk- Seven Love Chowk-Wakhar Mahamandal Chowk – Shivneri Road – Market Yard – Satara Road –  Vholga Chowk – Mitrmanadal Chowk – Savarkar Chowk  – Dandekar Pool – Shastri Road – Senadutt Police chowki- Mhatre pool pool-Nalastop.

Parking places:

 HV Desai College Shanipar Peth, Pulachi Wadi (river sides), Puram Chowk to Hotel Vishw (left side of road), Daruwala bridge to Khadi ground (Ganesh road), Gadgil putla to Kumbarwes, Congress Bhavan (Municipal Road), Hamalwada Parking Narayan peth.