Mangaluru: Traffic diversion announced between Pumpwell - Kankanady for seven months
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Mangaluru: The city police have announced temporary traffic diversions between Pumpwell Circle and Kankanady Bypass owing to ongoing road development work, which will continue until April 15, 2026 (seven months).
According to the notification, during the first and second phases of the development work, one side of the two-way road between Karavali Junction and Pumpwell will temporarily operate as a one-way route for vehicle movement. Similarly, the Pumpwell to Kankanady Old Road–Kankanady Junction stretch will also function as a one-way road during this period.
Parking on both sides of these stretches has been strictly prohibited for all types of vehicles.
Vehicles coming from Padil and Thokkottu towards Karavali Junction via Pumpwell Circle must take the Kankanady Old Road, proceed to Kankanady Junction, and then turn right towards Karavali Junction. Vehicles coming from Falnir Road and Valencia Road towards Pumpwell must go straight from Kankanady Junction to Karavali Junction, and then turn right towards Pumpwell Circle.
The notification was issued by the Mangaluru City Police Commissioner, who urged motorists to cooperate and follow the revised routes until the completion of the development work.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
