Big relief for those commuters who travel from Patna to Hajipur in north Bihar through Gandhi Setu following the deployment of police personnel and magistrates on some strategic locations. To control the heavy flow of vehicles, the authorities in Patna and Vaishali districts have decided to divert empty trucks coming from north Bihar via J P Setu. Only loaded vehicles will be allowed to cross the Gandhi Setu, a source said.

Hajipur Sadar sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Raghav Dayal said the flow of vehicles on Gandhi Setu was less on Thursday. “Only heavy vehicles will now cross the Setu while empty trucks coming to Patna from Hajipur side have been diverted from Ramashish Chowk towards JP Setu to prevent jam,” he said.

Magistrates aided by an adequate number of cops are ensuring a smooth flow of vehicles on the two bridges over the Ganga for the Chhath festival. SHOs of the affected areas will monitor the situation round the clock for three days.

From Patna end, additional police forces have been deployed at different locations identified as centres of bottleneck like Zero Mile Chowk, Dhanuki Mor, Gaighat toll plaza, and the entrance of the bridge. Sources said trucks carrying sand have been banned for three days.
Cars and other light vehicles are crossing the river by the pontoon bridge connecting Patna to Hajipur. Vehicles have been allowed on the bridge till midnight. However, a long queue of vehicles was spotted near Bhadra Ghat in Patna due to traffic congestion on Thursday evening.

Amar Kant Choudhary, a resident of Sarairanjan in Samastipur district, said, “It took about an hour to cross the Gandhi Setu today. Earlier, it was taking three-four hours to cover the distance of 10-km between Patna Zero Mile and Hajipur railway station.”

Kabir Das, a resident of Tariyani in Sheohar district, echoed similar views. “I felt relaxed after reaching Hajipur from Patna in about an hour. Two days ago, people had to wait for hours together to cross the Gandhi Setu due to traffic jam,” he told this newspaper.

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