Buxar police have announced a special traffic management plan for Dhanteras and Diwali, restricting heavy vehicles, diverting different categories of traffic and creating six parking zones to manage the expected festive shopping rush across the town.
The arrangements will be in force on Dhanteras on November 6 and Diwali on November 8. Entry of heavy vehicles into Buxar town will be prohibited from noon on both days until 3pm the following day, according to the plan submitted by Traffic DSP Santosh Kumar Singh to Superintendent of Police officials on Monday.
Police personnel will be deployed at key intersections and busy roads to regulate vehicle movement and prevent congestion near major markets. Separate routes have been earmarked for four-wheelers, e-rickshaws and autorickshaws, with the aim of reducing traffic pressure in the town’s busiest areas.
Special restrictions will apply at Jyoti Chowk, Nath Baba Temple Road, Syndicate, Mathiya Mohalla Bridge, Hanuman Chowk, Municipal Council Office Road, Mathiya Mor, the canal turn near Jyoti Chowk bridge, ITI Mor and Munim Chowk. Movement from Jyoti Chowk towards Thana Chowk and Khalasi Mohalla will be restricted. Traffic travelling from Nath Baba bridge towards the town police station will also face restrictions.
Further curbs will be enforced at Syndicate, Mathiya bridge, Hanuman Chowk and Municipal Council Office Road. Traffic from Thana Chowk towards Ram Rekha Ghat, Piparpati Road and Mathiya Mor bridge will be regulated to prevent bottlenecks during the peak festive period.
Under the diversion plan, four-wheelers will be routed through alternate connections linking Golambar with Jyoti Chowk, ITI Road and Mathiya Mor through the bypass. Another route will connect Golambar, Jyoti Chowk, the railway station and Itadhi Gumti. E-rickshaws and autorickshaws will also be required to use designated bypass routes.
Six parking locations have been identified to keep vehicles away from congested market roads. These include areas near Syndicate, DAV School, ITI grounds, the railway station, behind Kila Maidan and Bazaar Samiti. Two tow trucks will remain on standby to remove vehicles that obstruct traffic or create access problems.
The plan comes as residents continue to report recurring traffic snarls near the old police station area. The locality contains the Traffic Police Station, the Traffic DSP’s office, Harijan police station, Cyber police station and Women’s police station, making it a high-activity zone even before the additional festive traffic is added.
The restrictions are intended to keep shopping areas and key town routes operational during the two festival periods. Police deployment, traffic regulation, diversion enforcement and towing operations will be used together as part of the arrangements announced for November 6 and November 8.
