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May
Day: 5000 police for traffic, crowd control trolt This year police have categorised buses bringing PA supporters to Colombo as "A", those bringing UNP supporters as "B" and those bringing JVP supporters as "C". Accordingly buses coming from Kandy will be marked A1, B1, and C1 respectively. Buses from Galle will be marked A2, B2 and C2, those from Negombo will be marked as A3, B3 and C3 and those coming along High Level Road will be marked as A4, B4 and C4. Buses coming from Kesbewa and Horana area will be marked as A5, B5 and C5 and buses coming along Low Level Road and Parliament Road will be marked as A6, B6 and C6. A1 and A3 buses are expected to drop the PA rally participants near the Welikada prison while the A4 and A5 buses are to drop the participants near the Borella cemetery from where they proceed to Campbell Park where the PA rally will begin. A1, A3 and A6 buses will be parked at D.R Wijewardena Mawatha. A2 buses will be parked on Galle Road facing the Galle face roundabout. A4 and A5 buses will be parked at Uttarananda Mawatha and Perahara Mawatha. Small vehicles in this category will be parked at Chaitya Road. B1, B3 and B6 will be parked at Green Path. B2 buses will be parked at Reid Avenue. B4 and B5 buses will be parked at Independence Avenue. B category small vehicles will be parked at C.W.W Kannangara Mawatha and Dharmapala Mawatha. C1 and C3 buses will be parked at Thimbirigasyaya Road and Jawatte Road. C2 buses will be parked at Pamankada Junction and C4 and C5 buses will be parked at Park Road. C6 buses will be parked at Isipathana Mawatha. C category small vehicles will be parked at Park Lane. In these parking areas no other parking will be allowed from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Colombo City Traffic Director SSP Y.R.M Lafir told The Sunday Times that traffic police will be on high alert and will not hesitate to apprehend anyone who violates traffic laws. "During previous May Day rallies we found a fair amount of people who drink and drive. If anyone gets caught driving after taking liquor necessary steps will be taken against him," he said. " Drivers should be civic minded and respect the rights of other road users during the procession. Drivers should avoid driving on the routes of the processions and should also not park their vehicle in prohibited places," he said. " We have deployed police officers all over the city to monitor vehicles. We plan on keeping the processions going smoothly without any congestion or chaos. Traffic on main roads will be interrupted and diverted as may be necessary," he said. |
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