Mumbai: Ahead of Dussehra rallies of Uddhav-Shinde factions, heavy traffic expected in parts of city; cops issue notification

The Mumbai Police has been making security arrangements ahead of the Dussehra rallies of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions on October 5 Expecting a massive crowd at both the venues the Mumbai Traffic Police on Monday issued a traffic notification restricting parking at several locations traffic diversions and road closures surrounding Shivaji Park and BandraKurla complex BKCThe Uddhav Thackeray camp will be holding a massive rally at Shivaji Park whereas the Eknath Shinde camp has decided to hold a rally at MMRDA grounds in BKCAccording to the notification for the Dussehra Melava functions huge numbers of people will be visiting from different parts of Maharashtra and many would be travelling with their vehicles Traffic congestion is expected at Western Express Highway and Eastern Express HighwayThe notifications issued by Raj Tilak Roushan Deputy Commissioner of Police HQ amp Central Traffic Mumbai said since huge amount of traffic congestion will be at Western Express Highway Eastern Express Highway and nearby roads leading towards venue therefore in order to prevent danger obstruction and inconvenience to the public order as followingNo Parking1 SVSRoad From Siddhivinayak Mandir Junction up to Yes Bank2 Keluskar Road South and North Dadar3 M B Raut Marg From its junction with SVS Road Dadar4 Pandurang Naik Marg M B Raut Road Dadar5 DadasahebRege Marg From Senapati Bapat Statue up to Gadkari Junction Dadar6 Lt Dilip Gupte Marg From Shivaji Park Gate No 4 up to Shitaladevi templeJunction7 NCKelkar Marg From Gadkari Junction up to Hanuman Temple Junction Dadar8 LJ Road Rajabade Signal to Gadkari JunctionNo entry and optional routes1 No Entry SVSRoad from Siddhivinayak Mandir Junction up to Kapad BazarJunction MahimOptional route Siddhivinayak Junction SKBole RoadAgar BazarPortuguese Church and Gokhale Road2 No Entry from Raja Badhe chowk junction up to Keluskar Marg North junction DadarOptional route LJRoad Gokhale Road Steel Man Junction then proceed through Gokhale Road3 No Entry Lt Dilip Gupte Road from its Junction on Pandurang Naik Marg forSouth bound trafficOptional route Shall proceed through Raja bade Junction towards LJRoad4 No Entry from Gadkari chowk junction up to Keluskar road south Dadar5 No Entry on Dadasaheb Rege Road from Senapati Bapat Statue to Gadkari junction DadarOptional route M B Raut MargJunction6 No Entry on Bal Govindas Marg from Padmabai Thakkar Marg junction up to LJ Marg MahimAlso Read Mumbai Fraud exposed Mahimbased nursing homersquos licence cancelledThe said order would remain in place from October 5 9 am till the next 24 hoursAnother notification issued by the Mumbai Traffic Police said that in order to streamline traffic and to avoid inconvenience to people in general following traffic management is madeClosed for vehicular traffic except vehicles carrying people for the Dussehra Melava1 There would be No Entry to vehicles coming from Western express highway Dharavi and Worli Sea Link through BKC Family Court towards Kurla Road2 There would be No Entry to vehicles coming from Saint Dnyaneshwar road through BKC Income tax junction towards Kurla3 There would be No Entry to vehicles coming from Government Colony Kanakiya Palace and Valmiki Nagar through BKC premises towards Chunabhatti and Kurla4 There would be No Entry to the vehicles coming through Surve Junction and RazzakJunction through BKC premises towards Western express highway Dharavi and Worli Sea Link5 There would be No Entry to the vehicles coming through Eastern express highway viaChunabhatti in BKC premises by using BKC connector south boundOptional Routes1 Vehicles from Western express highway Worli Sea link through BKC premises towardsKurla shall take U turn from Family Court junction Left turn from MMRDA Junctionand shall proceed through T Junction towards Kurla2 Vehicles proceeding from Saint Dnyaneshwar Nagar through BKC premises Income tax junction shall proceed along Guru Nanak HospitalJagat Vidya Mandir Junction through Kalanagar Junction and through Dharavi T junction towards Kurla3 Vehicles proceeding towards Kurla through BKC premises shall take U turn fromValimikI nagar and shall proceed through Government colony Kalanagar JunctionDharavi T Junction towards Kurla4 Vehicles from Razzak and Surve Junction through BKC premises towards western express highway Dharavi and Worli Sea Link shall proceed through CST Road University main gate Ambedkar Junction right turn Hansbhugra Junction and shall proceed towards their destination5 Vehicles proceeding through Eastern express highway from Chunabhatti towards BKC shall take a right turn at Sion circle and through T junction Kalanagar junction proceed to their destination