For Maha Shivaratri, 890 traffic police are deployed

In honor of Maha Shivaratri, the authorities have sent out 890 traffic police personnel. To control the number of worshippers in the Pashupatinath region, the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office put a specific security strategy into place.

During the Maha Shivaratri time, the authorities will set up a command center headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to guarantee devotees’ orderly and seamless movement.

For the convenience of pilgrims traveling to Pashupatinath for devotion, the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has simplified traffic control.

At Guheshwori Corridor Road, Sifal Chowk, and Tilganga Eye Hospital, the authorities have put aside specific parking spaces for devotees’ cars. Water tankers, ambulances, and fire trucks will all be parked in the Bankali area.

Security personnel’s vehicles will park at the Gaushala Police Circle, while pass-holder vehicles will be parked near the Treasury Office and Sifal Chowk.

Traffic management and alternate routes

The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office Chief, Binod Ghimire, stated that distinct parking spaces had been set aside for cars arriving from various directions. For the convenience of the devotees, they have made steps to guarantee a smooth traffic flow.

The authorities would impose alternative routes and restrict vehicle movement in the Gaushala area if the number of devotees increases dramatically. More traffic police will be stationed on internal routes and the corridor road.

Authorities in the Chabahil, Gaushala, and Tilganga regions will permit regular vehicle operations as usual. They will, however, only impose a diversion policy in the event that heavy devotee numbers make it impossible to handle traffic.

They will ban the movement of cargo vehicles from Old Baneshwor, Gaushala, and Mitrapark; from the Boudha area to Gaurighat; and from Tinkune to Sinamangal.

Cars traveling through Chabahil from Jorpati and the Bagmati Corridor have to park across Guheshwori. Authorities will use alternate routes for vehicles traveling from Chabahil, Old Baneshwor, Gyaneshwor-Maitidevi, Ratopul, and Sifal Chowk-Jaya Bageshwori if there is a lot of traffic at the Gaushala junction.

Traffic police will use personnel dressed in civilian clothes to deter possible car theft. Devotees have been advised by the police to park their cars in safe areas.

Superintendent of Police Sanjay Bahadur Raut, a spokesman for the traffic police, said that more officers will be sent out as needed.

Raut, the spokeswoman, pledged to make sure that devotees may visit Pashupatinath without any problems during Maha Shivaratri. “All mechanisms will be put into motion to effectively manage traffic,” he said.