Overview
- Kolkata Police shut Park Street from J. L. Nehru Road to Wood Street, closed Middleton Street and parts of Cathedral Road, and restricted Russell Street to create a walk-only zone.
- Goods vehicles are barred from entering the Maidan and Park Street sectors until the early hours of December 26 to ease congestion.
- Metro Railway is operating 224 services on the Blue Line and 201 on the Green Line on Christmas Day, with the Blue Line’s last trains leaving Shahid Khudiram at 10:30 pm and Dakshineswar at 10:23 pm.
- Special station management is in force at Park Street and Maidan metro stations to regulate heavy passenger flows and maintain safety.
- Large gatherings were reported across West Bengal, with official counts noting 44,654 visitors at Alipore Zoo on Christmas Eve and 50,700 at Eco Park.