Guwahati: The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Guwahati has imposed the following restrictions on the movement of vehicles during the Ambubachi Mela, 2022, which runs from June 22 to June 26, 2022, to ensure the safety of the public, particularly vulnerable road users such as children, students, women, senior citizens, and differently-abled persons on the road, as well as to allow emergency vehicles such as ambulances and fire tenders free passage.
- During the Ambubachi Mela, no vehicles shall be allowed to enter from Kamakhya foothill towards Kamakhya Temple except the Ferry car, vehicles associated with essential services and few vehicles of Kamakhya Temple and local residents authorized by district administration.
- No inter-district and long-distance buses (including the buses operating under ASTC) shall be allowed to ply on DG Road, MG Road and TR Phukan Road from June 22 to 26, 2022.
- No goods carrying heavy, medium and small commercial vehicles shall be allowed to ply on DG Road and MG Road from June 22 to 26. However, the three wheelers commercial goods carrying vehicles shall be allowed to ply from midnight 12 to 6 am only.
- The vehicles coming from Bharalumukh side towards Kamakhya gate will drop the devotees near Kamakhya gate and move towards Adabari and will park at Boripara field or Adabari Bus stand.
- The vehicles coming from Maligaon side towards Kamakhya Gate will drop the devotees near Kamakhya gate and will move towards Bharalumukh and the vehicles will park at Sonaram field.
- No vehicle shall be allowed to ply on newly constructed road from Pandu Temple Ghat to Kamakhya Trinath Temple.
On the other hand, the Kamrup District Administration has made it illegal to distribute food without permission on the main road or in any other location. Food will be served at the specified camps by the groups that have been granted permission by the district administration.
The deputy commissioner of the Kamrup Metro district has issued a notification allowing only drinking water to be distributed from the foothills to the Maa Kamakhya Temple.
According to a notification, organisations permitted by the district government are only permitted to serve drinking water along the road from the foothills to Maa Kamakhya Devalaya in the zones assigned to them. Furthermore, no dry foods/biscuits are to be allowed on the above-mentioned route.