Overview

• Mumbai Police issued festival traffic orders for August 27–September 6, detailing diversions, one-way stretches, temporary closures and no-parking zones across south, central, eastern and western corridors.
• Specific curbs include bans on heavy and goods vehicles on key routes, time-bound restrictions on the Sion–Panvel Highway GhatGhatkopar–Mankhurd Link Road from 8–11 am and 5–9 pm, and BMC rules limiting road-over-bridge use to 100 people with no halts, dancing or loudspeakers.
• Navi Mumbai Police began a Konkan-bound operation through August 26 that offers toll exemption via a special pass obtainable within minutes at traffic outposts and local police stations.
• The Navi Mumbai plan deploys 62 officers and about 700 personnel with 11 cranes, 14 mechanics, 22 beat marshals and five facilitation centres equipped for quick assistance, first aid and ambulances.
• BEST diverted multiple bus services for the Lalbaug–Parel ‘aagman,’ with Dr B. A. Road closed to BEST buses between Hindmata and Byculla and routes including C1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 19E sent via Kalachowki and Parel T.T.