Pune, Maharashtra: In anticipation of the upcoming ‘Hanuman Katha Satsang’ program organized by Bageshwar Maharaj at Nikam Farm, Sangamwadi Bridge, Pune City Police has implemented essential traffic adjustments to facilitate a smooth flow of traffic in the area. The event, scheduled from 20/11/2023 to 22/11/2023, is expected to attract a significant crowd, necessitating alterations to the regular traffic flow, according to DCP (traffic) Vijay Kumar Magar.
Private buses (travels) carrying passengers have been instructed to avoid the Sangamwadi parking area for pick-up/drop points during this period. Instead, a temporary pick-up/drop point has been assigned at Kharadi Jakatnaka.
Key Traffic Changes:
- Private buses from the Old Pune Mumbai Highway to Sangamwadi parking lot will follow a diverted route via Khadki Bazar, Holkar Bridge, Chandrama Chowk, Sadalbaba Chowk, Parnkuti Chowk, and Nagar Road to Kharadi Jakatnaka.
- Private Travel Buses heading to Pimpri Chinchwad from Nagar Road will take an alternative route through Shastrinagar Chowk, Golf Club Chowk, Ambedkar Chowk, Alandi Road Junction, Chandrama Chowk, Holkar Bridge, and Poultry Farm Chowk.
- Private passenger transport buses from Pune University Chowk to Sangamwadi parking lot will reroute through University Chowk, Shimla Office Chowk (Shivajinagar), Sancheti Chowk, R.T.O. Chowk, Jahangir Hospital Chowk, Ambedkar Setu via Parnkuti Chowk (Yerwada) to Kharadi Jakatnaka.
- Private passenger transport buses heading towards Pune University Chowk from Nagar Road will follow a route through Nagar Road, Parnkuti Chowk, Mahatma Gandhi Udyan, Jahangir Chowk, R.T.O. Chowk, Sancheti Chowk, Shimla Office Chowk, and University Chowk.
- Due to the temporary closure of the entry to Sangamwadi from Nagar Road, these buses are advised to reach Ambedkar Chowk via Shastrinagar Chowk, Golf Club Chowk, drop passengers before Ambedkar Chowk, and park at an alternative location.
Additionally, there is a temporary entry ban for all vehicles from Patil Estate Chowk to Sadalbaba Chowk (Sangamwadi Road) from 20/11/2023 to 22/11/2023, considering congestion at the event venue. Alternative routes are provided for vehicles approaching from different directions.
Alternative Routes:
- For vehicles from Old Mumbai-Pune Highway: Poultry Farm Chowk, Mula Road, Holkar Bridge, Chandrama Chowk, Sadalbaba Chowk to the destination.
- For vehicles from Shimla Office Chowk: Shimla Office Chowk, Sancheti Chowk, Engineering College Chowk, RTO Chowk, Jahangir Hospital Chowk, Ambedkar Setu, Sadalbaba Chowk route.
- For vehicles from Nagar Road: Parnakuti Chowk, Bundagarden Road to RTO Chowk, Engineering College Chowk to the destination.
- For vehicles from Vishrantwadi: Chandrama Chowk, Holkar Bridge, Mula Road to the destination.
- For vehicles from Ambedkar Chowk: Sadalbaba Chowk, Parnkuti Chowk, Mahatma Gandhi Udyan, Jahangir Hospital Chowk, RTO Chowk to the destination or Sadalbaba Chowk, right turn to Chandrama Chowk, Holkar Bridge via Mula Road to the destination via Kamal Nayan Bajaj Udyan.
