Modi in Nagpur: Traffic restrictions near railway station west gate from 7.30am to 10.30am on Sunday

Nagpur: Traffic will be closed for general public on roads near the west gate of the Nagpur railway station when the convoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be passing through on Sunday.
PM Modi will be in Nagpur for a slew of programmes, including inauguration of Samruddhi Mahamarg, AIIMS, Vande Bharat train, and remaining lines of Metro rail.
Vehicular traffic on railway station flyover, Tekdi Road and from Shreemohini Complex till the railway station, which all are on the west side of Nagpur railway station, will remain closed for general public. “In view of PM’s arrival on December 11, traffic near railway station will be blocked from 7.30am to 10.30am to allow smooth movement of public, PM’s convoy and his security,” said a senior police official.
The PM is expected to arrive at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport around 9.25am on Sunday and reach the Nagpur railway station by road. From the airport, his convoy will move to double-decker flyover on Wardha Road and Shahid Gowari flyover to reach Morris College Square before turning right on Tekdi Road. From Manas Square, the convoy will turn left on railway station flyover to reach the Nagpur railway station.
After flagging off Vande Bharat Express from platform no.1, Modi will leave for Freedom Park Metro station at Zero Mile. “He will travel in the Metro up to Khapri. Later, he will reach the Samruddhi Mahamarg inauguration venue by road,” said the official.
The senior cop appealed to train passengers having bookings on Sunday to use the east gate of the railway station (on the Santra Market side) to avoid any last minute inconvenience.
The official said all shops in front of the railway station will remain closed, while no such instructions have been given for shops located on Santra Market side.
Vehicular traffic on Wardha Road will remain affected only for 10 minutes when the PM’s convoy will pass from there, as per the official.
Traffic restrictions will be in place when the PM’s convoy will be visiting Samruddhi Mahamarg inauguration site and AIIMS campus in Mihan. Companies located in Mihan have been instructed accordingly to avoid any inconvenience to their employees and officials, the official said.
To ensure smooth movement for the PM during his almost four hour stay, as many as 4,000 cops will be deployed on different venues and en route. Around 1,100 police personnel from different cities in Maharashtra, including one additional rank CP, 15 DCPs, 25 ACPs have been summoned to the city. Almost 1,400 cops including 100 seniors have been assigned road bandobast duty.
Besides this, three companies of SRPF, 150 SPG and one team each of Force One and NSG have already reached the city.