KOLKATA: The West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police have made tight security arrangements and have imposed traffic restrictions since early Saturday morning amid the 'Nabanna Avijan (march to the state secretariat)' later in the day, on the first anniversary of the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy.
The main idea is to stop the protestors in their tracks, quite at a distance from the state secretariat located at Mandirtala in Kolkata, adjacent to Howrah District.
Kolkata Police said that traffic will be restricted on several roads in Kolkata till 10 P.M. on Saturday. During that period, all types of goods vehicles, except emergency services, will not be allowed on these roads.
As per the instructions from Lalbazar (Kolkata police headquarters), traffic will be restricted on Vidyasagar Setu, Kidderpore Road, Taratala Road, Circular Garden Reach Road, and Hyde Road.
Traffic will be restricted on Jawaharlal Nehru Road, RR Avenue, Red Road, Dufferin Road, Mayo Road, AJC Bose Road, SN Banerjee Road, MG Road, Brabourne Road, and Howrah Bridge.
Meanwhile, the police have already started preparations to stop the Nabanna march.
Steel barricades, containers, and water cannons have been put in place at various places to block the protesters in their tracks. Barricades have been set up at many places.