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Even arsenic Bengaluru gears up to ringing successful the New Year 2026, the metropolis postulation constabulary person issued respective restrictions and diversions to streamline the monolithic assemblage expected to enactment successful the New Year’s Eve revelry and debar immoderate untoward incidents.
Speaking to reporters aft chairing a high-level information reappraisal gathering astatine the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner’s office, the Home Minister said extended precautionary and information measures person been enactment successful spot crossed the city.
With authorities expecting a monolithic turnout of implicit 10 lakh radical this year, extended assemblage power and information measures person been enactment successful spot successful high-footfall zones specified arsenic M.G. Road, Brigade Road, Indiranagar, Koramangala, and Mall of Asia and Orion Mall roads.
While the State authorities has deployed astir 20,000 constabulary unit crossed Bengaluru, the constabulary person for the archetypal clip besides introduced a Heat Map strategy to show assemblage density.
Traffic curbs and advisories
1. M.G. Road and Brigade Road
Traffic restrictions (8 p.m. to 3 am): M.G. Road, Brigade Road, Church Street, Residency road, Museum Road, Rest House Road
Route diversion points: Anil Kumble Circle, Cubbon Road, Trinity Circle, India Garage, ASC Centre
Parking prohibitions (4 p.m. to 3 am): M.G. Road, Brigade Road, Church Street, Rest House Road, Museum Road, Residency Road
Where to park: Kamaraj Road, Shivajinagar BMTC buying analyzable 1st floor, UB City, Garuda Mall
Pedestrians volition beryllium allowed to locomotion only connected Brigade Road from M.G. Road Junction towards Opera Junction. Going successful the other absorption is prohibited.
2. Y.D. Math Road, Koramangala
Traffic restrictions: Y.D. Math Road up to Microland Junction, broadside roadworthy specified arsenic JNC Road, 4th B Cross Road, Tonic Back Road, 17th H Main Road.
Route diversion points: UCO Bank Junction, Chowdeshwari Temple Junction, Sukhsagar Junction
Parking prohibitions: 80 feet road, Someshwara Temple Road
Where to park: BBMP Ground other Munireddy Kalyana Mantap, BBMP Ground adjacent to Bethany School, 60 feet exemplary roadworthy near side
3. Mall of Asia, Orion Mall and different venues
Parking prohibitions: Batarayanapura Service Road (Kodigehalli Signal successful beforehand of Mall of Asia to Alasandra Junction), Dr. Rajkumar Road (Navarang Signal successful beforehand of Orion Mall to Soap Factory), West of Chord Road (Shell Petrol Bunk to Rajajinagar 1st Block)
4. Indiranagar
Parking prohibitions (on some sides): Indira Nagar 100 feet roadworthy to Old Madras Road Junction A, Domlur flyover junction, Indira Nagar 12th Main Road, I.T.P.L Main Road B, Narayanpur Shell Petrol Bunk, Garudacharpalya Decathlon, Hoodi Metro Station to Graphite India Junction, I.T.P.L Road from Medicover Hospital to Big Bazaar
Other enforcement arrangements
- 10 drones, 249 cobra vehicles and 400 postulation wardens to guarantee a harmless and orderly NYE.
- 166 Drunk and Drive check-points crossed the city.
- 92 locations for adjacent monitoring to forestall wheeling, stunt riding, and rash driving.
- 50 flyovers closed during the nighttime hours to modulate postulation travel and forestall implicit speeding.
Extended metro services
To facilitate harmless and convenient question for revellers, services connected the Purple, Green, and Yellow Lines volition tally till precocious nighttime connected January 1, 2026.
Purple Line
- Whitefield to Challaghatta: Last bid astatine 1.45 a.m.
- Challaghatta to Whitefield: Last bid astatine 2 a.m.
Green Line
- Madavara to Silk Institute: Last bid astatine 2 a.m.
- Silk Institute to Madavara: Last bid astatine 2 a.m.
Yellow Line
- R.V. Road to Bommasandra: Last bid astatine 3.10 a.m.
- Bommasandra to R.V. Road: Last bid astatine 1.30 a.m.
Trains volition tally astatine eight-minute intervals connected the Purple and Green Lines and astatine 15-minute intervals connected the Yellow Line from 1.30 p.m. connected December 31 until the extremity of the extended work period, according to BMRCL.
M.G. Road Metro Station volition beryllium closed from 10 p.m. onwards, but trains volition halt astatine the adjacent stations, Trinity and Cubbon Park, for boarding and deboarding of passengers. While token income volition halt astatine Trinity and Cubbon Park aft 11 p.m., passengers tin acquisition travel tickets successful beforehand oregon usage QR tickets oregon astute cards with capable balance.
Special autobus services
Meanwhile, BMTC peculiar services volition run betwixt 11 p.m. connected December 31 and 2 a.m. connected January 1 from M.G. Road and Brigade Road to assorted parts of the city.
The peculiar buses volition depart from M.G. Road Metro Station and Brigade Road and link to destinations including Electronics City, Jigani, Sarjapura, Kengeri KHB Quarters, Janapriya Township, Nelamangala, Yelahanka (including 5th Stage), Bagalur, Hosakote, Channasandra, Kadugodi, Banashankari, Jeevan Bhimanagara, Central Silk Board, and Koramangala. Both G-series and regular way buses person been earmarked to screen these corridors.
