SP BERHAMPUR MENTIONS FOR TRAFFIC & CROWD MANAGEMENT OF GOPALPUR BEACH FESTIVAL
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Gopalpur on Sea: SP Berhampur ensure how to manage the Crowd control and traffic management of Gopalpur Beach Festival and in connection Berhampur police released a road map.
Today while briefing to Press SP,Berhampur Mr Pinak Mishra said that keeping in view of the visit of Chief Minister,Odisha to Gopalpur Beach Festival to inaugurate at Gopalpur on Sea on day one (Tuesday) we have arranged the route chart after many experiment. Idea suggested by experienced locals. We have finalised a road chart for the better communication, parking space, deployment of police officers.
Regarding parking Berhampur police have identified 19 parking places at different zone of Gopalpur and around 19 platoons police force,4 additional SP,10 DSP ,Lady Inspectors, Home guards shall on duty till end of festival.
The parking places will be allotted on “First come first serve” basis. All the vehicles coming early will get space nearer to the venue. There will no parking place available beyond Bus Stand. No vehicles will be allowed from “Sandha Chhaka” after 02:30 PM due to the carcade movement of Hon’ble Chief Minsiter.The exigency road left of “Sandha Chakka” will also be closed. Only emergency vehicles, official vehicles, cultural troupe vehicles, guests and organizer and media personnel will be allowed to use the exigency road with valid vehicle passes. All other vehicles will be parked at different parking places earmarked for the same. Also except emergency/official vehicles and vehicles of cultural troupes all other vehicles will be parked near “Sulabh Sauchalaya” parking area. However, once the parking areas are full vehicles will not be allowed. All five days we have asked for CCTV to watch entire five days function will be under CCTV enclosure and police on civil dress. Mishra said.
Further he appeals to co-operate police in managing huge crowd, movement of vehicles. As there are not many roads so we have devised our plan to reduce congestion and traffic jams. He assured the cooperation will ensure a smooth festival and the experience will be pleasant and enthralling.
During the press meet among others Prabhat Routray,ASP,SDPO(Rural) JK Mohapatra,JK Patnaik,DSP DIB,Sarthak rai,DSP,Traffic and IIC Bibek Mohanta were present.
This may be underline, every year the Ganjam District administration, DCC celebrating Gopalpur Beach festival from 24th Dec to 28th under the Chairmanship of MLA Gopalpur Dr Pradeep Panigrahy.
