Patna Traffic Advisory: Key Diversion, Restrictions Announced Ahead Of Kartik Purnima; Check Affected Routes

In view of the crowd of devotees expected for the Kartik Purnima bathing festival, the Patna traffic police have restricted vehicle movement and implemented route diversions on several roads.

On the day of Kartik Purnima, from dawn until the crowd of devotees subsides, the movement of all types of vehicles from Kargil Chowk to Gaighat in the east will be completely prohibited. All link roads on Ashok Rajpath, from Kargil Chowk to the area under the Gaighat bridge, will also be closed. Devotees will only be permitted to park their vehicles on the Patna College and Science College campuses via Khajanchi Road. 

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Similarly, the movement of all types of vehicles from Kargil Chowk to Shahpur in the west will remain normal. On the JP Setu, traffic from Sonepur towards Patna will be suspended from 10 pm on Tuesday until 11 am on Wednesday. The entry of heavy vehicles has been prohibited. 

Vehicles approaching Patna from the JP Ganga Setu will not be permitted to descend onto the Ganga Path. The traffic police have appealed to the public to use the Mahatma Gandhi Setu as much as possible during this period. 

Buses travelling to Danapur or Khagaul via Patna Junction, GPO, and Nehru Path will be parked inside Gate No. 10 of Gandhi Maidan instead of proceeding to Kargil Chowk. 

Traffic will be monitored during the festival, and teams from the police, administration, NDRF, and the health department will be deployed to handle any emergency situations. 

Vehicles of devotees arriving at the ghats from the Digha area will be directed to make a U-turn from the northern end of Patli Path for parking. Devotees visiting the Patipul, Digha, Shiva, and Minar ghats are advised to  park their vehicles only in the designated parking areas at the ghats. 

Vehicles heading towards the ghats at Gate Nos. 83, 88, and 93 will enter via the Ganga Path underpass and park at designated spots. Vehicles bound for Kurji Ghat will travel via Kurji Mod and through the Ganga Path underpass to the designated parking area. 

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Parking Facilities:

-At Pipapul Ghat: Danapur Tempo Stand/under the JP Setu. 

-JP Setu Eastern Ghat: In the open space north of Ganga Path between Paths 01-02. 

-For the Digha regional ghats Ramjichak, Patipul, Minar, and Shiva Ghat: The northern end of Patlipath, both north and south flanks of the JP Setu end, above the Ramjichak ROB, and under the roundabout east of the JP Setu traffic post. 

-Gate No. 93 Ghat: South of the under-Ganga Path and near the chimney east of the road. 

-Gate No. 88 Ghat: North and south of Ganga Path. 

-Gate No. 83 Ghat: North of Ganga Path. Kurji Ghat, Rajapur Pul: North of JP Ganga Path. 

-Near Pahalwan Ghat and Bansghat: In the open space to the west of the road, north under the JP Ganga Path. 

-Parking has also been arranged at Gandhi Maidan, Patna College grounds, Science College, in the side flanks under the Gaighat bridge, City School Chowk, the Mangal Talab complex, and other locations. 

-Vehicles heading towards Pahalwan Ghat, Bans Ghat, Collectorate, and Mahendru Ghat have been instructed to park at designated locations under the JP Ganga Path. 

-Alternative parking for devotees has also been arranged at Gandhi Maidan. 

-The vehicles of devotees visiting Patna College and Science College will be parked at the Patna College grounds and the Science College campus, respectively. 

If a vehicle mistakenly enters Ashok Rajpath from Gaighat, it will be diverted towards Bari Path from Gandhi Chowk. Vehicles heading to Gaighat will proceed via the Old Bypass or New Bypass through Dhanuki Mod, Sheetla Mata Mandir, or Biscomaun Golambar to the designated parking area. 

The operation of commercial vehicles and tempos under the Gaighat bridge will be prohibited. Vehicles coming from the Agamkuan ROB will only be permitted to travel as far as NMCH. Commercial vehicles arriving from Biscomaun or Dhanuki Mod will proceed to Danka Imli Chowk. 

Vehicles travelling from Gandhi Maidan towards Gaighat will be routed via Exhibition Road, Rajendranagar Bridge, and Bahadurpur Gumti to the bypass.