Traffic in the heart of Calcutta came to a stop for sometime as tens of thousands of people marched towards the Brigade Parade Grounds to attend the chief minister’s rally on Saturday. Barricades were put up along Park Street and Chowringhee to ensure people did not encroach on roads and affect traffic movement. “Even when maximum number of vehicles and rallyists were headed towards the venue, we tried to ensure traffic did not stop,” an officer said. The announcements, along with officers posted near the approaches, ensured rally vehicles did not ply on the flyover. A traffic officer said the idea was to ensure rally vehicles stayed off the flyover.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2019 22:18 UTC