Vizag Beach Road to remain closed for vehicles on New Year’s eve

The Beach Road agelong from Park Hotel Junction to NTR Statue volition stay closed for vehicles from 8 p.m. connected December 31 to 5 a.m. connected January 1, successful presumption of New Year celebrations, the City Police said successful a merchandise connected Tuesday.

The mediate lane connected BRTS Road stretches from Hanumanthawaka Junction to Adavivaram, Gosala to Vepagunta, Pendurthi to Convent Junction via NAD Junction. Emergency vehicles tin ply connected the work road.

The mediate lane of BRTS Road betwixt Maddilapalem Junction to Rama Talkies and Underpass adjacent RTC Complex volition besides stay closed. The constabulary said that the Telugu Thalli flyover would stay closed for vehicles during the aforesaid period.

The constabulary said that the determination was taken arsenic Beach Road is expected to witnesser dense assemblage connected the New Year eve.

“Strict enactment volition beryllium taken against those who harass women connected the pretext of extending New Year greetings oregon by utilizing obscene and abusive language. Criminal cases volition beryllium registered and specified offenders volition beryllium arrested,” Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi said.

Drone cameras volition beryllium deployed to support strict surveillance connected the formation and its adjacent areas. Bursting firecrackers is strictly prohibited connected the beach. Visitors volition not beryllium allowed to participate the h2o astatine night, Mr. Bagchi said and appealed to the denizens to stay alert astir the concatenation snatchers successful crowded areas.

‘She Teams’ volition beryllium deployed successful and astir Novotel Hotel Junction, RK Beach, Bheemunipatnam, Gajuwaka, and Pendurthi. Women facing inconvenience are requested to attack the ‘She Teams’ for assistance, helium said.

The Police Commissioner said that aggregate teams are being deployed to cheque drunken driving successful the metropolis connected the New Year eve.

Drunk driving

Driving a conveyance nether the power of intoxicant whitethorn pull a good of ₹10,000 oregon imprisonment for up to six months oregon both. Apart from this, the driving licence volition beryllium suspended for 3 months oregon more, oregon whitethorn adjacent beryllium permanently cancelled.

Minors are prohibited from driving and successful specified cases, the work volition beryllium fixed connected the conveyance owners. The constabulary volition support a cheque connected younker driving two-wheelers by removing silencers, over-speeding, unsafe driving, and racing gangs, helium added.