Jaipur: The city traffic department has banned parking of any vehicles inside the Walled City during the Diwali festival. Parking vehicles on the roadsides in the Walled City will be prohibited from Tuesday evening, said officials. Vehicles heading for the Walled City must be parked in the parking lots at Ramniwas Bagh, they added.
Traffic department officials said parking norms are being implemented strictly in the Walled City this time.
"No vehicles will be allowed to park inside the Walled City from Tuesday afternoon, the day of Dhanteras. The same restrictions will be in place again from Thursday till Saturday. We are going to turn a flank of a few stretches of roads inside the Walled City into complete pedestrian zones. In fact, we have also imposed restrictions on parking of vehicles belonging to the owners of shops in the Walled City," said a traffic department official.
Restrictions on traffic movement from Trimurti Circle and Ramniwas Bagh have already been imposed starting Thursday morning. Only one-way movement will be allowed on a few roads in the Walled City, said officials.
"For these three festive days, traffic heading towards Agra Road or Delhi Road from the southern parts of the city is advised to avoid the Walled City. " said a traffic department official. Meanwhile, the district administration has kept the district civil defence team prepared for any untoward incident.