Lakhs descend on roads; cops keep Kolkata moving

Kolkata | Tuesday | 16th October, 2018

Summary:

In south, traffic movement was restricted on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road towards Rashbehari crossing.“The crowds are swelling by the minute. This is to ensure a smooth movement of vehicular traffic. However, in doing so, the pedestrian traffic is surging exponentially at these crossings. Nearly 5,000 policemen are on the streets who are being assisted by NCC cadets, civic volunteers and even puja committee volunteers. Now, during the Pujas, we are opening all pedestrian channels all at once, completely halting the vehicular movement..