Karachi Traffic Police issued a route map of the Chehlum Procession and diversion traffic plan for 20th Safar 1442 A.H (8th October 2020.
CHEHLUM (Hazrat Imam Hussain R.A)
The procession will be taken out from Nishter Park at about 1300 hours. Prior to this procession, an Alam procession will join from Shah-e-Najaf Imambargah Martin Road at about 0900 hours. A Majlis will be held at Nishtar Park before the main procession started for Hussainian Iranian Imambargah Kharadar.
The route of the main procession will be as follows: –
- NISHTER PARK,
- SIR SHAH NAWAZ BHUTTO ROAD,
- FATHER JAMINIS ROAD
- MEHFIL-E-SHAH-E-KHURASAN,
- M.A. JINNAH,
- MANSIFIELD STREET,
- SADDAR DAWA KHANA,
- PREEDY STREET,
- TIBET CHOWK,
- M.A.JINNAH ROAD,
- BOULTON MARKET,
- BOMBAY BAZAR,
- KHARADAR,
- NAWAB MAHABAT KHANJI ROAD TO HUSSAINAN IRANIAN IMAMBARGAH.
2) As soon as the procession will start from Nishter Park all vehicular Traffic coming from city side will be diverted towards Soldier Bazar Road (Bahadur Yar Jang Road), Coast Guard, Ancle Seria Chowk to Jubilee or Nishtar Road.
3) All kind of traffic coming from Nazimabad side will be diverted from Lasbella towards Nishter Road towards Zoological Garden to reach their destinations.
4) All kind of traffic coming from Liaquatabad side will be diverted on Martin road towards Jail side. These vehicles will, be permitted to proceed to Jail, Jamshed Road, Dada Bhoy Noorji Road, Kashmir Road, Shahra-e-Quaideen, Shara-e-Faisal, Lucky Star, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Fawara Chowk, Din Muhammad Wafai Road, Dr. Zia Uddin Ahmed Road, Shaheen Complex, to I.I. Chundrigar Road.
5) All kind of traffic coming from Stadium Road side will proceed via New M.A. Jinnah Road. These vehicles will be diverted at Dada Bhoy NoorjiRoad towards Kashmir Road, Society Light Signal, Shara-e-Quaideen to Shara-e-Faisal.
6) All kind of traffic coming from Super Highway, Gulberg side will be diverted from Liaquatabad No. 10 towards Nazimabad No.2 and will proceed via Habib Bank Flyover, Estate Avenue Road, Sher Shah to Maripur Road.
For return journey these vehicles will adopt the same route.
7) All kind of traffic coming from National Highway, side will be diverted from Rashid Minhas Road towards Stadium Road, Sir Shah Suleman Road, Hassan Square, Liaquatabad No. 10, Nazimabad No.2 and will proceed via Habib Bank Flyover, Estate Avenue Road, Sher Shah to Maripur Road.
For return journey these vehicles will adopt the same route.
8) All kind of traffic will not be permitted to proceed along the route of the procession from Guru Mandir. These vehicles will be diverted onto Bahadur Yar Jang Road.
All vehicular Traffic coming from Shahra-e-Quaideen will not be allowed to proceed from the Noorani Light Signal except those arriving for participating in the procession having stickers pasted on their wind screens issued from this office) other will be diverted Noorani Signal right side.
Traffic of M.A Jinnah Road will not be allowed from Preedy Street, Aga Khan-IIl Road & Mansfield Street to proceed Saddar.
No Traffic will be allowed from M.A. Jinnah Road, Preedy Junction until procession cross this intersection.
All kind of Traffic coming from Zoological Garden, Aga Khan-lll Road will be allowed till Ankle Seria Hospital.
Routes for participants.
All participants will use these routes:
- From Nazimabad side to Lasbella, Albella, left side Garden Jamat
- Khana, Britto Road, Soldier Bazar No.3 Signal to Numaish.
- Liaquatabad, Teen Hatti, Jahangir Road, Gurumandir to Numaish.
- Society Light Signal to Numaish.
- Gulistan-e-Johar and Gulshan Iqbal, University Road, Kashmir Road
- Society Light Signal to Numaish.
DIVERSIONS.
i) Sabil Wali Masjid Bahadur Yar Jang Road towards Soldier Bazar.
ii) Gurumandir Light Signal.
iii) Shara-e-Quaiden / Kashmir Road, Society Light Signal
iv) Lasbella, Nishtar Road towards Teen Hatti.
v) Aga Khan Park turning toward PS Soldier Bazar.
vi) Mansifeld Street/Capri Light Signal
vii) Nasra School near Coast Guard.
viii) Ankle Seria Hospital near M.A. Jinnah Road.
ix) University Road/Sir Shah Suleman Road
x) M.A. Jinnah Road/ Aga Khan Road (Garden Chowk)
xi) Jameela Street/ Jahangir Patanki (Jubillee)
xii) Shara-e-Liaquat / Ahl-e-Hadis Masjid
xiii) Rafiquee Shaheed/Sarwar Shaheed Road, Lucky Star.
xiv) Dr. Zia Uddin Road / Sarwar Shaheed Road
xv) Shara-e-Liaquat / Fresco Chowk
xvi) Lee Market
xvii) Tower
xviii) Jinnah Bridge
xix) IC Chowk
xx) Mai Kolachi / M.T. Khan Road
NOTE: No vehicles will be allowed to come on the route of procession and Park along the route.
The Home Ministry Sindh still have to confirm about suspension of mobile services in these areas, the notification is expected later today.
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