French quarter made no-vehicle zone in view of New Year celebrations

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Fences person  been erected on  Beach Road successful  presumption    of the New Year celebrations.

Fences person been erected on Beach Road successful presumption of the New Year celebrations. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS

As portion of the information arrangements for the New Year celebrations successful Puducherry, the constabulary person imposed restrictions including declaring the French 4th of the municipality a no-vehicle portion from 2 p.m. connected Wednesday till 9 a.m. connected Thursday.

Barring vehicles carrying patients to the Government General Hospital, nary different vehicles volition beryllium allowed to participate the streets adjacent to the Beach Promenade. Vehicles carrying patients to the Government General Hospital volition lone beryllium allowed connected Saint Ange Street, Surcouf Street, and Gingee Salai 

The constabulary person requested revellers to parkland their vehicles astatine New Port Uppalam, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School, Pondy Marina, Old Bus Stand Complex, Old Jail Complex, Old Law College (Gingee Salai-Bussy Street junction), Bharathidasan Government College for Women, Vasavi International School, Muthialpet, Fathima School, and Karuvadikuppam Main Road.

Arrangements person been made for escaped transport from the parking tons to Gingee Salai, S.V. Patel Salai, Bussy Street, and Sonampalayam junction connected buses operated by the Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation. Tourists and residents readying to sojourn the Pondy Marina should instrumentality the interior roads adjacent the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex to scope Vambakeerapalayam Road. While returning, each two-wheelers volition beryllium diverted to exit done Gate No. 3, and each four-wheelers done Gate No. 4.

Traffic volition beryllium diverted astatine the pursuing junctions from 2 p.m. connected December 31 - Ezhai Mariamman Kovil for vehicles entering Puducherry via East Coast Road; Sivaji Square, Rajiv Gandhi square, C.V. Road junction, Mudaliarpet junction, Pattanikadai junction, GRT junction, Anna Salai-45 Road junction, Periyar Statue, and Nellithope junction, the postulation constabulary said successful a property release.

Vehicle checks would beryllium conducted to forestall rash driving, triples riding, and drunken driving. Further, patrol vehicles person been deployed for a speedy effect to traffic-related issues and ensuring the creaseless travel of traffic.

2,000-strong constabulary unit

According to Deputy Inspector-General of Police R. Sathiyasundaram, astir 2,000 constabulary unit volition beryllium deployed for instrumentality and bid and postulation regulation. CCTV cameras person been installed astatine assorted places to show the question of people, and spot immoderate violation. Hundreds of plain-clothes constabulary unit would beryllium deployed to bring offenders to book, helium said. 

Dedicated booths person been established astatine each beaches and important junctions to usher visitors and grip emergencies. Police unit deployed astatine the assistance desks would supply peculiar recognition tags to forestall children getting mislaid successful the crowd.

Integrated surveillance has been stepped up astatine each large stretches, acheronian spots, and borders. Drones would behaviour aerial monitoring of assemblage density astatine Rock Beach, Pondy Marina, and different coastal areas. A full of 50 pickets person been placed astatine strategical locations.

Stern enactment would beryllium initiated against miscreants and those misbehaving with women, Mr. Sathiyasundaram added.

Published - December 30, 2025 06:10 p.m. IST

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