Nagpur announces five days of traffic changes around Deekshabhoomi for Dhammachakra Pravartan Din

Lakhs of Buddhist followers are expected to reach Deekshabhoomi and the Dragon Palace in Kamptee on Tuesday, October 20, the 70th anniversary of Dhammachakra Pravartan Din. In view of the crowds, Nagpur City Traffic Police have made special arrangements to keep traffic moving smoothly.

Vehicle movement will be barred on several main roads in the Deekshabhoomi area from 9 am on October 18 to 10 pm on October 22. The traffic changes in the Dragon Palace area will remain in force from October 19 to 22.

In the Deekshabhoomi area, traffic will be closed in both directions from Kachipura Chowk to Mata Kachheri Chowk, from Kachipura Chowk to the Kalpana Building T-point in Ramdaspeth, from Mata Kachheri Chowk to Kripalani Turning, from Mata Kachheri Chowk to the NEERI Road T-point and from Mata Kachheri Chowk to Laxmi Nagar Chowk. The road from Kachipura Chowk to Bajaj Nagar Chowk will be kept for city buses and ST buses.

Parking has been arranged at 11 places for followers' vehicles. These are: Dharampeth Science College, Rani Laxmibai Sabhagar, the Tarkunde Dharampeth High School ground, the Dharampeth College ground, the Bajaj Nagar volleyball ground, Modern High School (NEERI), the Laxmi Nagar zone office, LAD College, the new Development Plan road between Kripalani Chowk and the Ajni railway bridge, the school for the deaf and mute (Shankar Nagar Chowk) and the municipal corporation ground behind Indira Gandhi Hospital.

Residents of the Deekshabhoomi area and people commuting to offices there can get the necessary entry passes from the police inspector of the Sonegaon traffic circle on Wardha Road or from Sonegaon police station. Traffic police officers on duty have been given the authority to change the arrangements as the situation demands.

Motorists going from Janata Chowk to Bajaj Nagar via Kachipura Chowk will have to take the route through Panchsheel Chowk, Jhansi Rani Chowk, Library Chowk and Alankar Chowk. The other option is the route via Janata Chowk, the Kalpana Building T-point, Library Chowk, Alankar Chowk and Shankar Nagar Chowk.

Vehicles going from Wardha Road towards Kripalani Turning and Mata Kachheri Chowk should turn left at Ajni Metro Station and take RPTS Marg. Those going from Janata Chowk to Mata Kachheri Chowk via Kripalani Turning will have to go via Wardha Road, Ajni Bridge Chowk, Hindustan Colony Chowk, the U-turn and Ajni Metro Station to RPTS Marg.

Vehicles going from Alankar Talkies Chowk towards Kachipura Chowk will be diverted via North Ambazari Marg, Shankar Nagar Chowk, University Library Chowk and Jhansi Rani Chowk. Those going from Laxmi Nagar Chowk to Mata Kachheri Chowk should use Aath Rasta Chowk, while those going from the NEERI T-point to Mata Kachheri Chowk should go via RPTS and Ajni Chowk. Vehicles going from Bajaj Nagar Chowk to Laxmi Nagar Chowk will have to take the route via VNIT Chowk and Abhyankar Nagar.

In view of the expected crowds of followers at the Dragon Palace in Kamptee, all kinds of vehicles will be barred between October 19 and 22 from the Y-point on Porwal College Road to the Bhoyar College T-point. Motorists using this road, including residents of Kumbhare Colony, Azad Nagar, Lumbini Nagar and Chhatrapati Nagar, should go towards Jaystambh Chowk via Ghorpad T-point, the government ITI College and Ramnagar flyover. As an alternative, they can reach NEERI flyover via the old tunnel culvert, Japan Road, the new underground tunnel, Ajni and Gada village.

From there, they should turn right onto Hyderabad Highway. Through the road under Lihigaon flyover, they can reach Ghorpad Road and Ghorpad T-point and proceed towards Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk. From there, arrangements have been made for turning right to Chhatrapati Nagar, Ravidas Nagar, Kumbhare Colony and Azad Nagar. Motorists have been urged to follow the traffic police's instructions and use the alternative routes.