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Ghrushneshwar Temple Route To Be No-Vehicle Zone On Select Days
Every year in a special month called Shravan, many people visit a holy temple called Shri Ghrushneshwar Temple in Ellora.
Because so many visitors come, there are very big crowds on the roads.
A district collector named Vinay Gowda made a new rule to help.
The rule stops cars and other vehicles from driving on the road between two places called Bhagwan Mahaveer Chowk and Malojiraje Bhosale Chowk.
This no-vehicle rule will happen on certain nights from 8 pm to 8 am in August and September.
People who drive can still park their cars in special open spaces near the road.
Emergency vehicles like ambulances, police cars, and fire engines are still allowed to use the road.
In a different and sad happening, a 13-year-old boy named Atiq died when a speeding car hit the auto-rickshaw he was riding in on Paithan Road.
The police took the car driver into custody and registered a case against him.
District collector Vinay Gowda ordered a no-vehicle zone between Bhagwan Mahaveer Chowk and Malojiraje Bhosale Chowk in Ellora due to the huge Shravan crowd at Shri Ghrushneshwar Temple.
Vehicles will be banned on the route between 8 pm and 8 am from August 14-18, August 21 to September 1, and September 4-8.
Parking spaces have been designated beyond the two chowks, and government, police, fire brigade, ambulance and other essential service vehicles are exempt under Section 115 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
In a separate incident, 13-year-old Atiq Rafiq Shaikh died after a speeding four-wheeler dashed into the auto-rickshaw his family was travelling in on Paithan Road near Gevrai Tanda.
Chikalthana police took the car driver into custody and registered a case; the other family members also sustained injuries.
- Who
- District collector Vinay Gowda issued the vehicle ban order; 13-year-old student Atiq Rafiq Shaikh died in a separate road accident.
- What
- The Ellora road from Bhagwan Mahaveer Chowk to Malojiraje Bhosale Chowk is declared a no-vehicle zone on select Shravan nights; a speeding car dashed into an auto-rickshaw, killing a 13-year-old boy.
- Where
- Ellora, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; the accident took place on Paithan Road near Gevrai Tanda.
- When
- August 14-18, August 21-September 1, and September 4-8, between 8 pm and 8 am; the accident occurred on Wednesday night at around 10 pm.
- Why
- The ban is meant to manage the huge crowd of devotees at Shri Ghrushneshwar Temple during Shravan; the accident occurred as the family was returning from a family function.
Key facts
- Order issued by
- District Collector Vinay Gowda
- Location
- Ellora, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- No-vehicle route
- Bhagwan Mahaveer Chowk to Malojiraje Bhosale Chowk
- Ban timings
- 8 pm to 8 am
- Ban dates
- Aug 14-18, Aug 21-Sep 1, Sep 4-8
- Exempt vehicles
- Government, police, fire brigade, ambulance and essential services (Motor Vehicles Act, Section 115)
- Accident victim
- Atiq Rafiq Shaikh, 13, class 7 student of Amernagar
- Accident location
- Paithan Road near Gevrai Tanda, around 10 pm on Wednesday
Sources
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