10,230 vehicles to transport yoga participants
A total of 10,230 vehicles, including 3,200
RTC buses
, were deployed to transport more than 4.5 lakh people from
Vizag
city,
Anakapalli
, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam districts for
International Yoga Day
on June 21.
It is noted that the authorities are making arrangements for 3.3 lakh people in 326 compartments along a 30.2 km stretch from RK Beach to Bheemili and its surroundings. Govt is attempting a World Record performance with a large number of participants. It's total target is around five lakh, including 58,000 from educational institutions, 2.5 lakh from Mepma, 50,000 from SERP, and 1.2 lakh from other districts.
According to govt sources, around 2,500 auto rickshaws, 200 Tata vehicles, and others, apart from the 3,200 RTC buses, were pressed into service for the Yoga Day celebrations. DGP Harish Kumar Gupta agreed that traffic and parking are major issues.
The police officials have finalised the route and action plan for traffic management with the recommendations of experts.
"We are taking full-fledged measures for a hassle-free journey for the participants and general public as well," the DGP stated.
MT
Krishna Babu
, special secretary of health department, stated that officials should work in coordination to successfully organise International Yoga Day. This was discussed during the review meeting at the AU Convention Center's Command Control Center with special officers, police, and officials from various departments to discuss arrangements for buses, movement of people and students, parking, traffic, and sanitation.
Krishna Babu emphasised that officials should work together to ensure the safe transportation of attendees, including students, to the designated locations without traffic issues and safely return them to their destinations. He instructed that people coming from Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Paderu, and Anakapalli districts should be directly transported to their assigned blocks. Information about these blocks and parking details should be communicated to the relevant staff in advance.
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