No heavy vehicles on Mumbai-Goa highway during Ganapati festival
30/08/2019, AJEET MAHALE,MUMBAI
30/08/2019, AJEET MAHALE,MUMBAI
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No heavy vehicles carrying goods or freight will be allowed on the -Goa highway during the period of Ganapati festival to ease the congestion as a large number of people travel to their home towns.
The State government announced on Thursday that trucks or large trailers carrying bulky goods will not be permitted on the road. Only essential goods such as milk, petrol, fruits and vegetables, and liquid oxygen for medical use will be allowed.
The ban on heavy vehicles will be in force in three phases spanning 10-day-long festivities.
The first phase will start at 8 p.m. on Friday and go on till noon on September 2, which is the first day of the festival.
The ban will also be in force from September 7 to September 8 and from September 12 to September 13. On the other days — September 3 to September 6 and September 9 to September 11 — heavy vehicles will not be allowed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
“Given the number of people who go to their home towns during the festival, we have taken this decision to make their journey easy and safe. We will also run more State transport buses on the route to clear the extra rush,” State Transport Minister Diwakar Raote said.
No heavy vehicles carrying goods or freight will be allowed on the -Goa highway during the period of Ganapati festival to ease the congestion as a large number of people travel to their home towns.
The State government announced on Thursday that trucks or large trailers carrying bulky goods will not be permitted on the road. Only essential goods such as milk, petrol, fruits and vegetables, and liquid oxygen for medical use will be allowed.
The ban on heavy vehicles will be in force in three phases spanning 10-day-long festivities.
The first phase will start at 8 p.m. on Friday and go on till noon on September 2, which is the first day of the festival.
The ban will also be in force from September 7 to September 8 and from September 12 to September 13. On the other days — September 3 to September 6 and September 9 to September 11 — heavy vehicles will not be allowed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
“Given the number of people who go to their home towns during the festival, we have taken this decision to make their journey easy and safe. We will also run more State transport buses on the route to clear the extra rush,” State Transport Minister Diwakar Raote said.
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