Pune traffic restrictions will affect parking, vehicle movement, heavy goods transport and several major road corridors on November 15 and 16 during Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah’s visit, the Pune City Traffic Police have announced.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandeep Bhajibhakhare said the restrictions would be implemented as required along the routes used by the visiting dignitary. Citizens have been asked to take note of the temporary arrangements and cooperate with traffic police personnel deployed in the affected areas.
No-parking restrictions will apply to all categories of vehicles along multiple routes on both days. One of the key corridors will run from Pune airport through Viman Nagar Road, Ramwadi and ABC Chowk to the Bharat Forge premises in Mundhwa. Restrictions will also cover the North Main Road–Bopodi route through Jehangir Chowk and Engineering College Chowk to Harris Bridge.
Other affected stretches include the route from Sancheti via Ganeshkhind Road to Senapati Bapat Road; the corridor from Engineering College Chowk through Shahir Amar Chowk and the Pune Zilla Parishad premises to Nehru Memorial Chowk; and the Jangli Maharaj Road–Tilak Road route via Tilak Chowk. The Fergusson College Road–Pune airport corridor will also be subject to parking restrictions through Shimla Office Chowk, Sancheti Chowk, Patil Estate, Sangamwadi, Sadalbaba Chowk, Ambedkar Chowk, Golf Club Chowk and 509 Chowk.
A separate no-parking arrangement will be enforced on November 16 from 9 am until the programme at Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal concludes. This restriction will cover the route from Tilak Road through Sahitya Parishad, Badshahi Chowk, Perugate police outpost, Pavan Maruti Mandir and Bharat Natya Mandir to the Itihas Mandal. Parking of all categories of vehicles will be prohibited on this stretch during the specified period.
Heavy vehicles will be barred, as required, from the VIP movement routes and the approach roads connected to them on November 15 and 16. The restriction will include ready-mix concrete mixers, dumpers, heavy goods vehicles and slow-moving machinery such as JCBs, road rollers and tractors. The measure could affect freight movement and construction-related traffic on routes linked to the visit.
Temporary road closures and diversions will also be introduced on November 16 from 7 am until the programmes conclude. The road from Kirad Chowk to Nehru Memorial Hall Chowk will be closed to traffic, with vehicles diverted at Kirad Chowk towards the GPO route or through Blue Nile Hotel Chowk. The stretch from Dorabjee Mall to Blue Nile Chowk will also be closed to vehicular traffic.
The traffic police have appealed to motorists to follow the temporary arrangements and cooperate with personnel managing the affected corridors. The exact implementation of restrictions will depend on the movement schedule and requirements along the visiting dignitary’s routes.
