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A broad assemblage power program volition beryllium successful spot for the New Year Celebrations successful Fort Kochi connected the intervening nighttime of Wednesday (December 31, 2025) and Thursday (January 1, 2026), apical territory officials said present connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025).
Around 1,200 constabulary personnel, including 13 Deputy Superintendents of Police, 28 Inspectors, and 163 sub-inspectors from wrong and extracurricular the district, volition beryllium deployed for assemblage absorption and maintaining instrumentality and order, said District Police Chief (Kochi City) Putta Vimaladitya. New Year celebrations, chiefly the burning of Pappanji effigies, volition beryllium held this twelvemonth astatine Parade Ground and Veli Ground.
Flying drones successful the Carnival country without anterior support has been banned, Mr. Vimaladitya said.
Traffic regulations
Vehicle introduction via the Ro-Ro ferry from Vypeen to Fort Kochi volition beryllium allowed lone until 4 p.m. connected December 31. Between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., lone pedestrians and the nationalist tin usage the Ro-Ro service. After 7 p.m., Ro-Ro services from Fort Kochi volition beryllium suspended.
All vehicles arriving astatine the Vypeen Jankar Jetty aft 4 p.m. indispensable beryllium parked successful a parallel mode on LNG Road from Kalamukku Junction. Only work buses volition beryllium allowed to the jetty aft 4 p.m.
Both Ro-Ro ferries volition beryllium anchored astatine Fort Kochi Jetty aft 7 p.m. and volition continuously transportation passengers from Fort Kochi to Vypeen.
Vehicles coming from Alappuzha to Ernakulam indispensable instrumentality the Aroor–Kundannoor–Vyttila way from noon onwards, arsenic introduction via Edakochi volition beryllium restricted. After 4 p.m., nary vehicles volition beryllium allowed into Fort Kochi by road. If crowds increase, introduction restrictions whitethorn beryllium enforced earlier, and vehicles volition beryllium stopped astatine outer points specified arsenic BOT, Swift Junction, Kannangatt, Edakochi, the southbound broadside of Perumpadappu Bridge, and Puthenthodu. The aged Mattancherry Bridge volition beryllium made one-way, allowing lone outgoing postulation from Fort Kochi via Thoppumpady.
Private and KSRTC buses transporting the nationalist from Ernakulam, Edakochi, and Thoppumpady indispensable terminate astatine the Fort Kochi autobus basal by 5 p.m. After 5 p.m., each buses volition halt astatine the impermanent autobus basal astatine Cochin College Ground successful Mattancherry. People returning from Fort Kochi tin locomotion to the crushed and committee connecting buses from there. After midnight, KSRTC and backstage buses volition beryllium disposable for the instrumentality travel from Cochin College and Vypeen.
Vehicles volition beryllium blocked astatine the pursuing locations: BOT East Junction, CIFT Junction, BOT West Junction (near the court), Edakochi Bridge, Pashnithode Bridge, southbound broadside of Perumpadappu Bridge, Puthenthodu Junction, Pappangamukku, Jubilee Junction, Manthra Bridge, Pallathu Raman Junction, Veli West Dronacharya Road, and Veli West K.B. Jacob Road.
Designated parking areas see Aspinwall Ground, Cabral Yard Ground, St. Paul’s School Ground, Delta School Ground, Oceanus East Side Ground, Bishop House Front, Dronacharya Main Gate (north side, wrong fencing), Dronacharya Main Gate (south broadside up to Odatha, wrong fencing), Veli School Ground, eastbound and westbound sides of the roadworthy from Kemperi Junction (Convent Road and Ajantha Road), Pandikkudi Junction to Old Shap Junction, westbound broadside of the roadworthy from Koovappadam to Parippu Junction, Cochin College Ground, TD School Ground, Aasia Bai School Ground, MMOVHS Ground, South Moolamkuzhi CC Group Ground, vacant onshore astatine Thoppumpady Junction, and Thoppumpady Corporation Stadium Ground. Vehicles coming via Vypeen indispensable parkland connected some sides of LNG Terminal Road astatine Puthuvype adjacent Kalamukku.
Vehicles of Fort Kochi residents parked on the roads volition beryllium moved to designated grounds specified arsenic St. Paul’s School Ground and Delta School Ground (South Gate). Vehicles of visitors staying successful hotels and homestays should not beryllium parked connected the roads.
District Collector G. Priyanka, Kochi Mayor V.K. Minimol, and Sub-Collector Grandhe Sai Krishna besides addressed the media, urging the nationalist to strictly travel information guidelines during the celebrations.
