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Mysuru traffic curbs extended till 31 October for Dasara
The Story in Brief
Mysuru City police have extended traffic regulations and parking restrictions in the city till 31 October in view of the extension of Dasara illumination for 2026. The restrictions will be in force daily from 3pm to midnight. Police chief Seema Latkar issued the order under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Karnataka Traffic Control Act, 1960.
A one-way, anticlockwise traffic system will operate around Mysuru Palace covering Chamaraja Wadiyar Circle, KR Circle, New Sayyaji Rao Road, Rachaiah Circle, Basaveshwara Circle, Gun House, Wrestling Akhada Junction, BN Road, Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle and Albert Victor Road. A clockwise system will run around Big Clock Tower, Ashoka Road, Irwin Road and Nehru Circle. One-way rules also apply to Old Bank Road, Ashoka Road, Banumaiah Road, Thyagaraja Road, Lokaranjan Road, Shalivahana Road and Ramanuja Road.
Parking is prohibited on both sides of roads surrounding the Palace, Sayyaji Rao Road, JLB Road, MG Road, BN Road, Ashoka Road, Nelson Mandela Road, and areas near Mysuru zoo and Exhibition Grounds. Police have appealed to motorists and visitors to follow traffic signs and instructions.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The extension keeps restrictions in place through the full Dasara illumination period, affecting thousands of daily visitors to Mysuru Palace and surrounding areas. Residents and commuters on the affected roads face a daily 3pm-to-midnight closure of parking and one-way diversions for another week. The order names 17 specific junctions and roads where movement is re-routed anticlockwise or clockwise, and bans parking on eight major stretches. Compliance depends on motorists following signage and personnel instructions, with no penalty details stated in the order.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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