Cops ban vehicles in Ramkund area on Mondays & Saturdays
The month of Shravan began on July 25. Police said every year, during Shravan, there is a huge rush of devotees in the Panchavati area who want to have darshan in different temples and also take a dip in the river waters. Considering the rush, police decided to restrict the movement of traffic on Mondays and Saturdays until Aug 23 from 6am to 10pm on these two days.
The roads that will be closed for motor vehicles are from Malegaon Stand to Kapaleshwar temple, Khandave hall to Kapaleshwar temple, Sardar Chowk to Kapaleshwar temple, and Dhike library to Kapaleshwar temple.
Motorists are urged not to use these roads from 6am to 10pm on Mondays and Saturdays until Aug 23.
An order in this regard has been issued by DCP (HQ) Chandrakant Khandvi. Senior police officers said they have also deployed strict bandobast so that the devotees do not have to face any inconveniences while taking darshan or taking a dip in the river water.
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