AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): With the aim to avoid traffic glitch during the puja days, flyover construction is called off from Monday for next 7 days till Laxmi puja. As Battala is the main junction of the city and caters crowd from all direction during the puja days, the fly-over construction work is stopped for the next 7 days of the puja from Soshti to Laxmi puja and will resume after Laxmi puja. Keeping in the view the rush gathers at the Battala junction during the puja days the decision is taken to stop the construction work during puja. Stressing on the traffic measures adopted during puja days, the state administration has decided to stop the construction work during the puja days. As battala is one of the prior spot for Fly over construction the spot is fully equipped with construction materials and if the work continues during the puja days it may hamper the traffic movement. Looking forward to provide smooth traffic movement during the puja days and to avoid traffic glitch the fly over work is called off at all the spot of the city. However, it is to be mentioned here that the flyover was a long term demand of the city dwellers and it needs to be introduced soon to contain heavy traffic congestion which is increasing along with the moving hands of the clock. Once fly over is constructed, vehicles from the Nagerjala bus stand will continue to ply on the same path which is expected to reduced the traffic congestion.

The first ever 2-lane flyover in the capital city will lower the traffic jam by at least 40% to 45% and it will make a smooth fast track movement of the vehicles.

According to the section of city dwellers fly over bridge, would be blessing for the people living in Agartala city, as the pupils can never be on time in their office or school due to the tremendous traffic issue. Mainly the Battala station, which have junction of more than four roads passing and connecting to a single road have been causing the maximum traffic jam.

The main motive of creating the Fly-Over Bridge is to seek solution to hectic traffic jam at Battala. As day by day the population and the number of vehicles are increasing, the problems arise in traffic system too.

The flyover, which would start from Drop Gate (Fire Service office), would touch Fire Brigade Chowmuhani via Battala. A subway of the fly over will be created up to Melarmath. As per the layout of the project, the Banayan tree and the temple at Battala will be remained untouched by the fly over.