Nashik traffic restrictions will remain in force across major city roads and routes to Trimbakeshwar on October 30 and 31 as President Droupadi Murmu attends the Dhwajarohan ceremony and Goda Aarti programme, with vehicle closures, diversions and no-parking zones announced for the movement of high-security convoys and visitors.
The restrictions will begin at 6am on October 30 and continue until the procession ends. On October 31, they will operate from 6am until midnight. The programme includes flag hoisting at 12.02pm and Goda Aarti at 7pm. Convoys carrying the President, Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, and central and state ministers are scheduled to travel from Ozar airport to Ram Kund, then to Trimbakeshwar, before returning to Ram Kund and flying back to New Delhi.
On October 30, all vehicles will be barred from the Dhwajarohan procession route covering Tapovan Ground, Aathvan Lawns, T Corner, Tapovan Crossing, Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple, Katya Maruti Chowk, Devi Chowk, Ganeshwadi, Phul Bazaar, Gadge Maharaj Bridge, Delhi Gate, Nehru Chowk, Dhumal Point, Main Road, Raviwar Karanja, Ahilyabai Holkar Bridge, Malegaon Stand and Ram Kund.
Additional closures that day will apply between Ashok Stambh and Raviwar Karanja, Red Cross and Dhumal Point, Malegaon Stand and Makhmalabad Naka, and Dindori Naka and Malegaon Stand. Connecting roads leading towards the procession route will also be closed to traffic.
On October 31, vehicles and citizens heading towards Ram Kund will be stopped from routes including Ashok Stambh, Raviwar Karanja, Ahilyadevi Holkar Bridge, Malegaon Stand, Indrakund, Panchavati Karanja and Dindori Naka. Further closures will cover Makhmalabad Naka to Malegaon Stand, Ramkund, Kapaleshwar Temple, Sardar Chowk, Gauri Patangan, Ramkund to Malviy Chowk, Shani Chowk to Ramkund, Gadge Maharaj Bridge, Ram Setu Bridge and Gondhal Gate.
Access restrictions for the evening Goda Aarti will also cover Ekmukhi Dutta Mandir, Gandhi Talav, Yashwant Patangan, Kapurthala Maidan, Rokdoba Maidan Ghat, Gurancha Davakhana, Gharpure Ghat, Siddheshwar Mandir, Dhumal Point, Nehru Chowk and Main Road. These routes, along with designated pedestrian paths and no-parking areas, will function as no-vehicle zones during the specified periods.
Police have identified alternative routes through Dindori Naka, Peth Naka signal, Makhmalabad Naka, Goda Park, Gajbhiye Petrol Pump, Chopda Lawns and Gangapur Naka. Motorists travelling from the CBS area can use Meher signal, Ashok Stambh, Old Gangapur Naka, Dream Castle, Fadol Chowk, Krishi signal, Tarawala signal and Amrutdham Chowk. No-parking restrictions will apply on stretches including Dindori Naka to Panchavati Karanja, Katya Maruti Chowk to Indai Lawns, Raviwar Karanja to Red Cross signal, Meher signal to Red Cross signal, Khadkali signal to Shalimar, and Tractor House to Amardham Road.
Emergency vehicles, including police vehicles, ambulances, corpse vans and fire trucks, have been exempted from the restrictions. Pilgrims travelling to Trimbakeshwar will also face longer diversions. Additional District Magistrate Rohitkumar Rajput said the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar route would be diverted through Amrut Chowk, Bardan Phata, Govardhan, Girnare, Dhondegaon, Devargaon, Waghera Phata, Amboli Phata and Sapgaon. The journey will increase from the regular 30km to 61km each way.
The 42km Ghoti-Trimbakeshwar route will also be closed. Vehicles will instead have to travel through Nashik city, Govardhan and Girnare, making the journey 104km each way during the restrictions.
