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No entry, detours & diversions: Cops gear up to keep city moving on protest day

Kolkata: Senior Kolkata Police Traffic officers gathered for a series of meetings on Friday following the high court directives for the Shahid Diwas rally. Sources said that with barely 48 hours left, officers are keen on implementing a "dynamic" process to keep at least some key connecting roads completely normal between 9 am and 11 am. While the officers primarily agreed to keep EM Bypass and AJC Bose Road untouched, there is still no clarity on how to ensure movement from north and south to central Kolkata. Sources said that officers will stop all movement from Vidyasagar Setu ramp towards Esplanade, and Hastings will be shut. All vehicles arriving in the city will be re-routed to Strand Road. "We will keep Kidderpore Road-Lovers Lane and Queensway open for office-goers, and thus the south-central movement should not be an issue. For the north-central access, we are hoping to keep Esplanade-bound CR Avenue-Lalbazar Street open. However, a final decision will be taken after review," said a top police source. With 9,000 vehicles entering the city, the officers are trying to ensure if CIT Road and College Street-Amherst Street can accommodate a sizeable number of vehicles so that both CR Avenue and APC Road can remain free. In this regard, traffic officers are asking schools about their plans. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy the Dip: Top 5 Dividend Stocks with Growth Potential Seeking Alpha Read More Undo "We would like them not to disperse students between 11 am and 1 pm," said a source. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Officers said that although certain roads around the venue might be regulated post 11 am, they can keep key arterial roads moving almost all through the day. "Last year, we shut Moulali crossing only around noon. However, we did shut SN Banerjee at 5 am as rallyists began arriving around that time. With the challenge of providing parking to thousands of vehicles, we parked vehicles on Lenin Sarani, CIT Road, and Mullickbazar. We arranged parking as far as Rajabazar," explained an officer.