In anticipation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Bengaluru on Saturday, August 26, elaborate traffic arrangements have been put in place. Bengaluru City Traffic Police have issued an advisory urging the public to steer clear of the roads designated for the Prime Minister's convoy between 4.30 am and 9.30 am.
Traffic on the following roads will be affected — Old Airport Road, Old Madras Road, MG Road, Cubbon Road, Raj Bhavan Road, Ballari Road (Mekhri Circle), CV Raman Road, Yashwanthapura Flyover, Tumkur Road (stretching from Yeshwantpur to Nagasandra), Magadi Road, Outer Ring Road (spanning from Goraguntepalya Junction to Sumanahalli), Gubbi Thotadhappa Road, and Jalahalli crossroad. A temporary prohibition has been enforced on the movement of Heavy Goods Vehicles from 4 am to 10 am during the day.
The purpose of PM Modi’s visit is to extend his congratulations to scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for their remarkable achievement with Chandrayaan-3. The Prime Minister is slated to land at HAL Airport early on Saturday morning, from where he will visit the ISRO facility located in Peenya.