Stadium turns into a fortress

In view of a bomb explosion at Malleswaram, the police are taking adequate measures to ensure safety of the IPL crowd. The police have requested the people  to compulsorily follow the instructions and warned of stern action against those violating them and also those not co-operating with the cops on duty.

The instructions:

* The gates would be opened at 5 pm for the match which begins at 8 pm.
* The audience will be allowed inside after a proper security check by the cops.
* All gates would be closed by 7 pm and those coming to the stadium after 7 pm will not be allowed inside.

Do not carry these inside the stadium:

* All types of hand bags, bags and wallets, cameras, food items, bottles, water cans, and cold beverage bottles, entertainment articles, baboons and flags and such other articles.

Additional buses

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will ply additional services on Saturday in view of the IPL match at Chinnaswamy stadium. The buses will ply from 4 pm onwards. The service will also be available to return from the stadium.

Routes

Route G-1 from Manekshaw Parade Grounds to Kadugodi bus stand, G-2 from Mayo Hall to Sarjapur, G-3 from Brigade Road to Electronics City, G-4 from Brigade Road to Bannerghatta National Park, G-5 from Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium to Kaggalipura, G-6 from Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium to Kengeri, KHB Quarters, G-7 from BRV Parade Grounds to Janapriya Township, G-8 from MG Road Metro Station to Nelamangala, G-9 from MG Road Metro Station to Yelahanka, G-10 from BRV Parade Grounds to RK Hegde Nagar, G-11 from MG Road Metro Station to Bagalur and G-12 from Mayo Hall to Hoskote.

Traffic restrictions

Traffic police have imposed traffic restrictions including ban on parking at certain locations in view of the cricket match.

Parking

There will be no parking facility on the following roads between 2 pm and 11.30 pm:
Both sides on Queen’s Road between CTO Circle and Queen’s Circle; Both sides on Mahatma Gandhi Road between Anil Kumble Circle and Queen’s Circle; Link Road between Mahatma Gandhi Road and Cubbon Road; Raj Bhavan Road, T Chowdiah Road and Race Course Road; On both adjoining roads of the stadium; both sides on Central Street; Cubbon Road between BRV Circle and Dickenson Road Junction, between Kamaraj Road Junction and Dickenson Road Junction; Madras Bank Road between SBI Circle and Ashivardam Circle; Museum Road between Mahatma Gandhi Road and Madras Bank Road up to Residency Road; Kasturba Road between Queen’s Circle and Hudson Circle; Grand Road between Siddalingaiah Circle and Raja Ram Mohan Roy Circle; inside Cubbon Park on King's Road, in front of Press Club, Bal Bhavan and Fountain Road; From Queen’s Circle till Grant Junction on Lavelle Road; From Siddalingaiah Circle till Bishop Cotton Girls’ school on Vittal Mallya Road. Parking facility has been provided on the following stretches: St Joseph Indian High School ground, Kantheerava Stadium and first floor on Shivajinagar bus stand.
Parking for vehicles of police and other staff deployed for the security duty has been provided in front of KGID building.

Entrance for pedestrians:

From gate number 1 to 8. Gate numbers 17 to 20 are located on Link Road and those coming from Anil Kumble Circle can directly use the Link Road.

Diversions

The traffic police will divert movement of vehicles on Mysore Road in view of Gali Anjaneya Swamy temple car festival.  The diversions will be in effect between 10 am and 3 pm on April 19, 8 am and 12 noon on April 20 and 1 am and 10 am on April 21.
Vehicles plying between Hale Guddadahalli Junction and Kinko Junction on Bangalore-Mysore Road will be diverted temporarily.

Vehicles from Sirsi Circle will be diverted towards left side at Hosa Guddadahalli Junction and will be permitted to move on Timber Yard Layout, Muneshwara Block 50 Feet Road, Hosakerehalli Road, Ring Road and Mysore Road. Vehicles from Mysore Road will be diverted towards left side at Kinko Junction and will be permitted to move on in front of Shaneshwara temple at Deepanjalinagar, will be diverted towards right and allowed on the newly constructed flyover towards Bapujinagar Junction and Mysore Road. Such vehicles can also use the following route: Mysore Road-Kengeri Ring Road Junction-left diversion-Kengeri New Town-Sumanahalli Junction-Magadi Road-Prasanna Theatre and further.

Vehicles from Mysore Road can also take a right turn at Mysore Road Ring Junction and move on Banashankari Road or also take a left turn at the same junction and move towards Sumanahalli Ring Road-Magadi Road and towards City.