Kolkata Police issued a traffic advisory for July 4, warning of major disruptions due to multiple processions and meetings scheduled throughout the day across various city locations. Movement may be affected on key roads including A.P.C. Road, K.L. Das Road, Lock Gate Road, Cossipore Road, Portuguese Church Street, Brabourne Road, Rabindra Sarani, Rashbehari Avenue, Purna Das Road, and others. The advisory lists specific times for each procession or meeting and states that further updates will be provided as the situation develops.
Full List of Affected Routes and Timings:
- Meeting: General Manager Office, Eastern Railway, Fairlie Place – 14:00 hrs
- Procession: A.P.C. Road – 08:00 hrs and 14:00 hrs
- Procession: K.L. Das Road and Lock Gate Road – 14:00 hrs
- Procession: Portuguese Church St. → Brabourne Road → Canning Street → Colootala St. → College St. → B.B. Ganguly St. → Rabindra Sarani – 14:00 hrs
- Procession: Cossipore Road and Khagen Chatterjee Road – 15:00 hrs
- Procession: Hindustan Park → Azad Hind Dhaba via Rashbehari Avenue, Triangular Park, Purna Das Road – 15:00 hrs
- Procession: Mudialy Road and Paharpur Road crossing – 16:00 hrs
- Meeting: Rashbehari Crossing – 17:00 hrs
- Procession: Mominpore Road → Mominpore Burial Ground Lane → Ekbalpore Road → Ekbalpore Lane → Charbati More → Ekbalpore Road – 18:30 hrs
- Procession: Rabindra Sarani – 18:30 hrs
- Procession: Portuguese Church Street – 19:00 hrs
- Procession: Gore Chand Lane → Lane beside Lady Brabourne College → Suhrawardy Avenue → Don Bosco Island → Sundari Mohan Avenue → Gora Chand Road → Jannagar Road – 21:00 hrs
- Procession: Ostagar Lane → Jannagar Road → Beniapukur Road → 7-point crossing – 21:30 hrs