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Guwahati: Guwahati Traffic Police issued strict road rules for Chhath Puja. Restrictions begin at 11 am on November 15. They end at 11 am on November 16. Officials aim to clear paths for thousands of devotees gathering at the riverfront.
Commercial trucks and slow-moving carts face a total ban on MG Road between Machkhowa Point and the Chief Justice Bungalow. Puja material transporters are the only exception. Buses from Khanapara moving toward Bharalumukh must stick to GS Road and AT Road. They cannot enter Panbazar or use the Panbazar Railway Overbridge.
Heavy inter-district buses coming from Jalukbari are locked out of the city center. Officials are forcing Jalukbari traffic through Chandmari and Noonmati instead. Light vehicles from Unbazar and Latasil face diversions at Planetarium Point. Drivers must head toward Lamb Road and FC Road. The Deputy Commissioner of Police stated: "The traffic police has requested devotees to use four-wheelers for travelling to the ghats, stating that six-wheelers will not be permitted."
Parking rules are rigid. Commuters can leave vehicles at Lachit Ghat, Lakhi Goli, Chamber Road, MS Road, SRCB Road, or Sonaram Higher Secondary School field. Do not park on MG, MLN, ARB, SS, SRCB, HB, or TRP roads. Heavy commercial trucks are banned from parking on key streets like Kedar Road and TRP Road from 7 am on November 15 until the final rituals conclude.
Updated at 15th November 2026 at 9:49pm
Additional traffic measures for Chhath Puja include diverting vehicles moving from Bharalumukh toward Panbazar and Chandmari at Machkhowa, pushing them onto the elevated corridor toward HB Road via TRP Road or AT Road. Traffic heading toward Chandmari and Latasil from HB Road must now swing left at the NB Hall point to take FC Road. Conversely, drivers coming from Chandmari toward the city center will face diversions at NB Hall onto HB Road. Light vehicles redirected at Planetarium Point must now move through Tayebulla Point and GNB Road before hooking left at NB Hall.
City police also set new rules for the Guns N Roses show at the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara on November 17. Commercial goods and slow-moving vehicles face a total ban on stretches of GS Road starting at 3 pm, specifically from the Six Mile underbridge to Khanapara Rotary, the route to Balughat via Jayanagar Chariali, and the roads connecting Beltola Tiniali, Jayanagar Chariali, and APSC Point.
Starting at 2 pm on November 17, cops will tightly regulate traffic from Prison Gate Point to Koinadhara Point, the KV Khanapara to APSC stretch, and the NH-27 service lanes near Khanapara Rotary. A widespread no-parking zone hits both sides of GS Road from the Six Mile underbridge to Khanapara Rotary, along with surrounding areas near the Science Museum and the NH-27 corridor from Tripura Goli to the KIA Service Centre and Greenwood Resort.
Updated at 16th November 2026 at 3:00am
Cops expanded the Chhath Puja net to include extra bans on commercial parking. Heavy vehicles are now barred from parking on Lakhi Gali and Kedar Road alongside the previously listed routes. The riverside stretch of AT Road, running between Bharalumukh and the Panbazar Overbridge South Point, is now a total no-parking zone starting at 7 am on November 15 until the rituals finish on November 16.
The city braces for the Guns N' Roses concert at the Veterinary College Playground on November 17, with authorities enforcing strict access rules to handle the massive crowd. Starting at 3 pm, goods and slow-moving vehicles face a total lockout on the service roads connecting Khanapara Rotary to the Basistha underbridge and the stretch from Balughat to Khanapara Rotary.
Parking bans for the concert go beyond GS Road. Officials have marked both sides of NH-27 as no-parking zones, specifically from the Tripura Goli area to the KIA Service Centre and out to the Greenwood Resort. Police are clearing these stretches to maintain emergency access for ambulances and fire crews.
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