Guwahati traffic advisory issued on June 4 owing to vote counting

 

Digital Desk: The Guwahati Traffic Police has issued several restrictions on vehicular movement across the city in view of the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha Election on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

 

The purpose of traffic regulations is to ensure the general public's safety, particularly that of vulnerable road users such as women, children, elderly people, and differently-abled persons.

 

The directives also guarantee free passage for emergency vehicles, such as ambulances and fire tenders, etc.

To facilitate a smooth and secure vote-counting process, the following traffic regulations have been imposed:

1) Plying of heavy goods carrying vehicles shall be restricted on NH-27, falling under Guwahati City, from 4 AM of 4th June 2024, till the counting process is over.

2) The vehicles coming from the Jyotikuchi side towards Rajiv Gandhi Road shall be diverted towards A.K Azad Road not allowing any vehicles coming via this road towards Maniram Dewan Trade Centre. Rajiv Gandhi Road will be earmarked as no no-vehicle plying zone as well as No Parking Zone.

3) No vehicles will be allowed to enter from the IOCL side in the service lane towards Maniram Dewan Trade Centre.

4) The vehicles coming from the Garchuk side towards Maniram Dewan Trade Centre shall be diverted towards NH-27 through the flyover bridge, thereby not allowing any vehicles to enter the service lane towards Maniram Dewan Trade Centre. This restriction is exempted for Election Duty Personnel, Poll-related Materials, and any Emergency Service Vehicle.

5) The above restrictions will not hamper, in any way, the movement of emergency vehicles like Fire Tenders, Ambulances, Life-Saving Drugs, Vehicles carrying Oxygen Cylinders, etc.