As the country gears up to celebrate Christmas and New Year festivities, the holiday season has given way to crowding in public places, traffic restrictions and more.
Delhi Christmas: Traffic advisory, crowded festivities
The Delhi Police on Friday issued a traffic advisory in the national capital ahead of Christmas, informing people about the diversion.
According to the advisory, churches like Sacred Heart Cathedral at Gol Dak Khana, Nirmal Hriday Church at Majnu ka Tila, Free Church at 10 Parliament Street, St. Mary’s Church at Burari, Methodist Church Lodhi Road, Christ Methodist Church near St. Stephen’s Hospital, Kashmiri St. James Church at Gate, Church of God at Hauz Khas, St. Francis Church at Tahirpur, Emmanuel Baptist Church at Civil Lines.
A huge crowd of devotees would be expected in these areas during the Christmas Day celebrations from Saturday evening till Sunday. Heavy traffic can be seen along these routes.
Roundabout towards Gol Dak Khana From RML towards Gol Dak Khana Bhai Vir Singh Marg/Kali Bari T Point towards Gol Dak Khana At Ashok Road From Patel Chowk towards Gol Dak Khana Outer Circle Connaught There will be traffic diversion from the place. Gok Dak Khana on Baba Kharak Singh Marg, the Advisor said.
In fact, traffic was witnessed on the roads of Delhi on Christmas weekend as Delhi Police received 31 calls of traffic jam in the city on Friday.
Goa Christmas: Tourist season, Covid precautions
As Goa gears up for the holiday season, the state government on Friday appealed to people to take Covid-19 precautions but not panic. Meeting of various departments held to discuss preparedness to deal with any eventuality on COVID-19 front PTI Reported.
This is important for the state amid the current tourist season, which attracts a large number of international and domestic tourists.
Talking to reporters after presiding over the meeting with the officials, State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that the central government has asked the states to be vigilant about the Kovid-19 infection.
Amid the heavy tourist season, the government has also asked the police to step up vigil against the sale and consumption of drugs, drink-driving, illegal parking of vehicles and increase patrolling in sensitive areas.
Bengal Christmas: grand celebration, crackers
Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that his government is currently not planning to impose any restrictions on Christmas celebrations in view of the arrival of a new Covid-19 variant, maintaining that it has not been detected in the state yet.
Ahead of Christmas day, several traffic restrictions have been imposed in Kolkata, where holiday celebrations are in full swing.
Over 3,000 policemen will be deployed in Kolkata’s Park Street on Christmas Day. The state government has also allowed fireworks from 11.55 pm to 12.30 am on December 24.
Parking will not be allowed in the same area. Vehicular movement may be regulated at Victoria Memorial, Birla Planetarium, Alipore Zoo, Pareshnath Temple, Kali Temple at Kalighat, Thanthania Kalibari and surrounding areas. Telegraph India,
Maharashtra Christmas: Restaurants, Traffic
Ahead of the ceremony, the Pune Police issued a traffic advisory in the camp area on Christmas Day. Traffic will be diverted from Y Junction towards MG Road. Roads from ISKCON Mandir Chowk to Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue, Volga Chowk to Mohammad Rafi Chowk and Indira Gandhi Chowk to Mahavir Chowk will remain closed.
Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court restrained several hotels, pubs and restaurants in Mumbai from playing a list of popular film and non-film music during Christmas and New Year’s Eve shows, unless they pay a license fee. and do not have copyright permission from the music licensing body Phonographic Performance Limited. ppl).
Kerala Christmas: 51 special trains to reduce congestion
At least 51 special trains will run to Kerala to meet the extra rush of passengers during the Christmas-New Year season.
In a statement, the Southern Railway announced 17 special train services for various places in Kerala for Christmas and New Year.
“Apart from the special trains notified by Southern Railway, other Zonal Railways have notified a total of 34 services to Kerala – 22 special trains by South Central Railway, eight special trains by South Western Railway and four special trains by East Coast Railway,” it said. Available from 22nd December to 2nd January.
Tamil Nadu Christmas: Security beef in churches
Security has been beefed up in Chennai as police have installed CCTV cameras around areas where crowds are likely to form.
The Indian Express reported that around 8,000 police personnel would be deployed in the capital on Christmas Eve and the day. Chennai has 350 churches across the city.
Special arrangements have been made in popular churches like Santhome Church, St. Anthony’s Church, Annai Velankanni Church.
Karnataka Christmas: Grand Church, Cultural Festivities
In Bengaluru, Karnataka, several cultural and festive events are organized during the Christmas weekend.
Popular churches like St. Mary’s Basilica celebrate the festival in a grand manner and attract huge crowds for the midnight mass. Similarly, St. Patrick’s Church on Brigid Road, St. Mark’s Cathedral on MG Road are other popular places.
Telangana Christmas: Events
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao participated in the Christmas celebrations organized by the state government and said that Telangana has made rapid progress in the last seven years and per capita income has reached Rs 2.75 lakh.
Airfare hiked during the holiday season
The holiday rush has made travel more fun, but also more expensive. Air fares to popular destinations across the country have almost doubled as a result of heavy rush.
Air routes like Mumbai-Kochi, Bengaluru-Goa, Delhi-Chennai witnessed peak prices The Financial Express, Air India The flight from Kochi to Mumbai on December 24 cost Rs 45,000.
Popular destinations such as Delhi, Goa, Mumbai and Bengaluru are witnessing a surge in demand during the holiday season and have “increased their airfares by 100 per cent”. Fe Reported.
Worldwide
Traffic in the UK is set to reach pre-Covid levels this Christmas. This is also coming at the time of rail strike.
Christmas Eve is set to see 40 per cent of the 20 million UK visits, according to the BBC, being the busiest day of the 2022 festive season. The M4 in Newport and Port Talbot is estimated to be the busiest road in Wales.
with agency inputs
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