Pongal rush causes congestion at Tiruchi bus stand
The Hindu
Crowds thronged at the Tiruchi Central Bus Stand and at the temporary bus stands set up ahead of the Pongal festival on Sunday
Crowds thronged at the Tiruchi Central Bus Stand and at the temporary bus stands set up ahead of the Pongal festival on Sunday.
Tiruchi is a transit point for passengers travelling between their native place and cities such as Chennai, Tiruppur, and Coimbatore as well as southern districts. The temporary bus stops have been operational since Saturday.
These passengers enroute their homes in rural areas gathered in droves at the Central Bus Stand and three temporary bus stands set up at Illupur Road, Mannarpuram roundabout, and in front of Sona Mina cinema.
The police, the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, and the Tiruchi City Corporation had employed personnel for crowd management. According to sources, 65 police personnel had been deployed in two shifts to regulate the traffic. The police personnel had been posted to monitor the CCTV cameras.
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