Traffic Police devise plan for Milad-un-Nabi

RAWALPINDI—Chief Traffic Officer Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Sabir Ahmed has said that the traffic Police Rawalpindi has devised traffic Plan for procession of Eid Milad-un-Nabi to be observed on March 21. In a handout issued here on Tuesday, he said, under the traffic plan, there would be five ways to enter in the procession, adding that, the central procession would be originated from Central Jamia Masjid at 10:00 am and would be terminated at same point after passing from Jami Masjid Road, Banni Chowk, Circler Road, Committee Chowk, Iqbal Road, Fowara Chowk, Raja Bazaar, Dingi Kohi and Bansawala Chowk.
Five Points, SSP Sabir Ahmed added, has been selected from where any other procession or people can enter in the central procession. The small procession can join the main procession at Banni Chowk, Committee Chowk, Fowara Chowk from City Police Station, Dingi Kohi from Helmaten road and Bansawala Chowk from Ghazni Road, he maintained.
Every type of parking, he said, would be banned on ways of procession from the night of March 20. Tractor and trolley would not be allowed to enter in the procession, he said.
Chief Traffic Officer SSP Sabir Ahmed went on to say that the Murree Road from Rialto Chowk to Chandani Chowk would be closed and traffic would be diverted to Rawal Road, added, the traffic coming from Westridge and other areas would be diverted to IJ Principal Road from Dhok Heso. Every type of vehicle would be banned from College Road to Iqbal Road, he said. The traffic would be banned from Kashmir Chowk and City Saddar Road, he pointed out. Traffic Police Personnel would be present at every diversion point for assistance of road users, he concluded.

—Online