Weather forecast for Tuesday (8.8.2023)
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Tuesday are likely to be around 29°C and 26°C, respectively.
Thundershower
Sunset: 6.14pm
Sunrise: 5.11am
Yesterday’s weather update (7.8.2023)
Temperature
Maximum: 29.2°C (-2.8)
Minimum: 27.5°C (+1)
Rainfall: 12.9mm
Humidity
Maximum: 92%
Minimum: 91%
Till 9.30am, Kolkata Traffic Police did not post any list of programmes that might affect the city traffic on Tuesday (8.8.2023)
On Monday night, KTP posted a traffic notification for restriction of heavy goods vehicles & medium goods vehicles throughout the city.
Whereas it is necessary for the interest of public safety and convenience , I, Vineet Kumar Goyal, Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, in exercise of powers vested in me under Section 115, 117, 122 & 126 M V Act, 1988 and Section 62, 62(1b) of Calcutta Police Act./39, 39(1b) of Calcutta Suburban Police Act read with Rule No. 85, 86, 87, 88 and 93 of Rulesfor the Regulations of Traffic in Kolkata and its Suburbs and under sub-section(1) of Section 4 of the West Bengal Traffic Regulations Act, 1965 (W B Act XV of 1965) read with Govt. of West Bengal Home (Transport) Department Order No. 7605-WT, dated the 20th July, 1965 and Govt. of West Bengal Transport Department Notification No. 3363-WT/3M- 34/99, dated the 29th April, 1999, do hereby order that,
1) Movement of Heavy Goods Vehicles and Medium Goods Vehicles shall be restricted to ply from 06.00 hrs. to 22.00 hrs. on all the days throughout the city, except in port area,vide Traffic Regulation No. TP/13, dt. 16.03.2017.
However Goods Vehicle carrying essential and perishable items like - LPG, POL, Oxygen, Milk, Medicine, Vegetables, Fruits, etc. shall be allowed to ply from 22.00 hrs to 08.00 hrs and again from 12.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs on allthe days within the city.
2) Light Goods Vehicles will be allowed to move within the city of Kolkata between 12.00 hrs & 16.00 hrs and 22.00 hrs & 06.00 hrs.
3) This Notification will remain in force in addition to the other normal restrictions and relaxation as notified earlier.
4) This order shall come into force with immediate effect.
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