Bhojpur Administration Implements Vehicle Entry Restrictions for Chhath Devotees | Patna News – Times of India
Ara: The Bhojpur district administration, for the convenience of Chhath devotees, has completely banned plying of four wheelers for five hours on Thursday and Friday.
A press note issued by the Bhojpur DM’s office said, “To ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the devotees during the Chhath, the plying of four wheelers is completely banned for five hours on Thursday and Friday in the urban areas of Ara.” While on Thursday, when the devotees will offer the first ‘arghya’, plying of four wheelers has been prohibited from 2 pm to 7 pm; on Friday, entry of vehicles has been banned from 3 am to 8 am.
In order to facilitate smooth flow of traffic in Ara during Chhath, drop gates have been erected at five places—Vampali, Zero mile, Dhanupra Mor, Gangi bridge and Old Police Line area of Ara. Besides this, the provisions of one-way traffic has been stipulated on several important routes particularly from Ara railway station to Sapna cinema mor, on the Ramna maidan-Badi Mathiya-Sapna cinema mor route and from Syndicate mor to Ara railway station routes.
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