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Pune City police have notified road closures and traffic changes for Eid-ul-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice and will be celebrated on Monday. While prayers are offered in mosques and Eidgah grounds across the city, the main event will be held at the Eidgah at Golibar Maidan. The Pimpri Chinchwad police have also announced traffic changes for the same.
Several road closures and diversions that will be implemented by the Pune City police’s traffic control branch. These changes will be enforced from 6 am on the day of the Eid-ul-Adha and will remain in force till the time that Namaz prayer offerings end. These changes will not be applicable for on duty government vehicles and vehicles involved in emergency services including ambulances, fire tenders, police and military vehicles etc.
The Namaz prayer offering at Golibar Maidan will commence around 6 am and for that, the road connecting Mammadevi Chowk, Golibar Maidan and Seven Loves Chowk will be closed for vehicular traffic. The notification for traffic changes and diversions in this regard has been issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijaykumar Magar earlier this week.
The closed access road and alternate routes are as follows: The road from Golibar Maidan to Swargate will be closed. The traffic on this route will be diverted to the left from Golibar Maidan and then via CDO Square, Giridhar Bhawan Chowk and Seven Loves Chowk.
Traffic from CDO Square to Golibar Chowk will be completely closed from 6 am to 11 am. The vehicles on this road will be diverted via Lullanagar, Khanya Maruti Chowk, Napier Road and further via Mammadevi Chowk or Wanawadi Bazar and then via Bhairoba Nala.
Traffic coming from Solapur Road to Mammadevi Chowk will be diverted. This traffic will be routed from Mammadevi Chowk to Bishop’s School, Command Hospital and further via Napier Chowk and CDO Square.
All heavy vehicles, goods and passenger vehicles and civic and state transport vehicles coming from Kondhwa will be diverted from morning hours until the Namaz prayers end. These vehicles will be diverted via Gangadham Chowk.
The Traffic Control Branch of Pimpri Chinchwad police has notified road closures and traffic changes in Chinchwad and Bhosari traffic divisions for the gatherings at Chaphekar Chowk Eidgah and Bhosari MIDC. The closures and changes in Chinchwad area will be enforced between 5 am and 1 pm on Monday. These changes include closure of the road between Mari Aai Mata Mandir and Chaphekar Chowk. The traffic will be diverted via Ahimsa Chowk and Seven Orange Hospital.
The road between Bijli Nagar and Chaphekar Chowk will also be closed and vehicles will be diverted via Mari Aai Mata Mandir or Seven Orange Hospital.
The police have also notified traffic closure on the road between Anukul Chowk and Quality Ice Cream Chowk in Bhosari and vehicles will be diverted by Gawali Matha Hanuman Mandir. These particular changes in Bhosari will be enforced between 6 am to 9 pm on Monday and Tuesday.