Pune traffic restrictions, including parking bans, heavy-vehicle curbs, road closures and diversions, will be enforced on November 15 and 16 during Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah’s visit to the city, according to the Pune City Traffic Police.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandeep Bhajibhakhare said the restrictions would be implemented as required along the routes used by the Union minister. He appealed to citizens to take note of the temporary arrangements and cooperate with traffic police personnel deployed in the affected areas.
Parking will be prohibited for all categories of vehicles, as required, on specified roads and the connecting stretches on both days. The restrictions are intended to regulate movement along the VIP routes and approach roads during the minister’s programmes.
A separate no-parking arrangement will come into force from 9 am on November 16 and remain in place until the programme at the Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal concludes. The affected stretch runs from Tilak Road through Sahitya Parishad, Badshahi Chowk, the Perugate police outpost, Pavan Maruti Mandir and Bharat Natya Mandir to the Itihas Mandal. Vehicles of all categories will be barred from parking along this route during the notified period.
The traffic restrictions will also affect heavy and slow-moving vehicles. Police said heavy vehicles would be kept off the VIP movement routes and the approach roads linked to them on both days, wherever required. The curbs cover ready-mix concrete mixers, dumpers, heavy goods vehicles and machinery such as JCBs, road rollers and tractors.
Temporary road closures and diversions will be enforced as needed from 7 am on November 16 until the scheduled programmes are completed. The traffic police have asked motorists to follow the arrangements and comply with directions issued by personnel on the ground.
The announcement has operational implications beyond private vehicle parking. Construction and roadwork vehicles using the affected routes may also face movement restrictions during the minister’s visit because RMC mixers, dumpers, machinery and other heavy vehicles are specifically included in the police order. The duration and location of restrictions may vary depending on the movement schedule, according to the traffic police.
The Pune City Traffic Police said citizens should account for the temporary restrictions while travelling through the affected areas. Enforcement will continue until the relevant programmes and VIP movements are completed.
