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The Thiruvananthapuram City constabulary person announced postulation regulations and parking restrictions crossed the State superior successful transportation with the Attukal Pongala festival to beryllium held connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026).
The curbs volition beryllium successful unit from 1 p.m. connected Monday (March 2, 2026) until 8 p.m. connected Tuesday to guarantee the creaseless behaviour of the ritual and nationalist safety.
Container lorries, goods carriers and different dense vehicles volition not beryllium permitted to participate the metropolis limits oregon parkland connected roads wrong the Corporation country during the restricted period. Vehicles recovered causing obstruction oregon posing information risks volition beryllium removed without anterior notice, and ineligible enactment volition beryllium initiated, a constabulary advisory stated.
Parking volition beryllium strictly prohibited connected some sides of large roads and adjoining bylanes surrounding the temple precinct and different congestion-prone areas. Devotees arriving successful backstage vehicles person been directed not to parkland connected arterial stretches, including MC Road and MG Road, oregon connected roads surrounding the temple.
Moreover, parking connected footpaths, constrictive roads and large junctions has been wholly banned. The constabulary person besides prohibited mounting up Pongala hearths connected footpaths and warned against parking vehicles adjacent specified hearths to forestall occurrence hazards.
Designated spots
Devotees travelling by conveyance person been instructed to usage the designated parking grounds identified crossed assorted parts of the city, including unfastened grounds, schoolhouse campuses, assemblage grounds and bypass parking zones successful areas specified arsenic Karamana, Pappanamcode, Nemom, Thiruvallam, Poojappura, Vazhuthacaud and Vellayambalam.
Heavy vehicles travelling betwixt Attingal and Neyyattinkara person been rerouted via Kazhakuttam and done Sreekaryam, Kesavadasapuram, Pattom, Vazhuthacaud and Poojappura. Vehicles from Nedumangad, Vattiyoorkavu, Kattakada and different eastbound areas person besides been assigned circumstantial diversion routes to trim congestion adjacent the temple zone.
Traffic from Neyyattinkara towards Kazhakuttam has been directed via Balaramapuram, Vizhinjam and the NH-66 bypass. Vehicles from Kovalam and Vellayani volition beryllium regulated done Thiruvallam junction and the bypass road.
After the festival, vehicles heading towards Kollam, Attingal, Chirayinkeezhu and Varkala volition beryllium diverted done the coastal roadworthy from Chakka via Veli and Perumathura. Traffic towards Kottarakkara and Venjaramoodu volition beryllium routed done Eenchakkal and the Kazhakuttam bypass.
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced peculiar line-up arrangements. Ordinary services towards Ulloor, Sreekaryam, MC Road and Peroorkada volition beryllium stationed astatine Vikas Bhavan and run via PMG, Vanchiyoor, East Fort and Pazhavangadi.
Buses bound for Neyyattinkara and Nemom volition run via Karamana and Killippalam, portion services from Vizhinjam and Thiruvallam volition tally done the bypass. Long-distance preservation buses volition run from the Thiruvananthapuram Central autobus presumption with peculiar regularisation of short-distance accelerated rider services.
The constabulary person besides advised passengers travelling to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport connected Pongala time to program their travel good successful beforehand and usage the coastal roadworthy to debar delays.
