The Kolkata Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory on October 20 in view of Kali Puja. Several roads in the city will be closed to vehicular traffic, while movement will be regulated in certain parts. During the five-day Diwali celebration, Goddess Kali is worshiped twice in Puja – once on Narak Chaturdashi and on the dark Amavasya night of Diwali. According to belief, when devotees worship Goddess Kali, they are freed from fears, suffering and the influence of negative energies. From 6 am on October 20 until 4 am. on October 21: The movement of all types of goods vehicles not carrying Kali Puja idols will be banned on all city roads. However, goods vehicles carrying essential and perishable items such as LPG, POL, oxygen, milk, medicines, vegetables or fruits, among others, will be allowed. Similarly, port-origin, port-related or port-bound goods vehicles, and light goods vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 1,600 kg (such as TATA ACE, Mahindra Jeeto, Suzuki Super Carry, etc.) will also be exempt from these restrictions. From 16:00 on 20 October to 06:00 on 21 October: Roads closed: These roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic except for property line vehicles, or as and when deemed necessary by the police on duty: Darbhukta Chatterjee Street, as and when deemed necessary Bansya Charan Street, as and when deemed necessary Surya Sannyasi Dey Road SN, Baner Khamoni Road and Rani R Khamoni Road SN when deemed necessary RB Avenue and Chittar Central Food between Sadashiv Road and Peary Mohan Roy Road, as and when deemed necessary Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani between Vyankateshwar Road and MG Road Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani between MG Road and BDM Saha Road Hrish Chandra Avenue between Bichan Sarani and Hari Ghosh Street Mohon Ch. Sen Street between APC Roy Road and Bichan Sarani Keshab Chandra Street between Anumea Iyer Road and Karmayet Majumdar, as and when deemed necessary College Street / Bentinck Street from GP Road to Vivekananda Road, as and when deemed necessary Mahatma Gandhi Road between Patherpore Road and Garden Reach Road, as and when deemed necessary Pather Monkhdal Road between Lananae Chandni Vehicular traffic will be regulated on these roads: Jadulal Mitra Road and Bhupendra Seth Street from north to south Kailash Bose Street from east to west Saha/Sarojini Road from east to west, between Pratapaditya Road and Tollygunge Road Vivekananda Road/Tollygunge Road from Pratapaditya Road to Gopi Bagree Lane, vehicles will be allowed to turn right into. Tollygunge Railway Road Rousell Street from 12 noon will be diverted along Ashis Ghosh Avenue – SP Mukherjee Road, as and when deemed necessary. Buses will be diverted from the intersection of College Street/MG Road or Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani/GP Road into GP Road/APC Roy Road – Vivekananda Road, and move right along Saaha Road. turns, as and when deemed necessary. All buses heading towards Tollygunge Road in Parliament Street, Jadulal Mitra Marg / Bentinck Street / BDM Saha Road will be diverted along Bentinck Street, APC Roy Road, Vivekananda Road, and turn left along Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani / GP Road into Bentinck Street. Vehicles in Bentinck Street will / divert from the eastern end of Howrah Bridge in Vivekananda Road / Saha Road All buses via Eastern Fleet Road / Rousell Road will from 4 am. instead of 6 am starting via Vivekananda Street. On October 20, SN Banerjee Road will be diverted from RAK Khan Road, as and when deemed necessary by the police on duty SN Lane NC Street, Ganesh Avenue, SN Banerele Avenue NC Street, Ganesh Avenue. be diverted from Moulali Junction, as and when deemed necessary
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