Agartala, 22nd October 2026 : Tripura Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory for the Maayer Gomon (Carnival) 2026, scheduled to be held in Agartala on October 23, announcing road restrictions, designated parking zones and special routes for emergency services and passengers travelling to the airport and railway stations.
According to the advisory, from 2 pm on October 23, the road from Lions Gate near Ujjayanta Palace to Dashamighat via Jackson Gate, Kaman Chowmuhani, Surjya Chowmuhani, Post Office Chowmuhani, Paradise Chowmuhani and Battala will be reserved exclusively for the immersion of Durga idols until the entire procession is completed.
Several areas will be designated as no-entry zones during the event. These include Nagrejala, Battala, Dashamighat, Joypur, Auguntak Club, Joynagar Office Lane, Fire Service Chowmuhani, IGM Chowmuhani, Birendra Club Junction, Gandhighat, the backside of IGM Hospital, RMS Chowmuhani, Madyapara Road, Orient Chowmuhani, Jackson Gate, Gol Bazar, Lalmaitya Crossing, Netaji Chowmuhani, Old Motor Stand, Ganaraj Chowmuhani, Women’s College, Town Hall, RS Bhavan Crossing and BK Chowmuhani.
To facilitate patients, air passengers and railway passengers, police have identified alternative routes to hospitals and transport terminals. Passengers travelling to the airport or railway stations have been asked to carry valid air tickets or railway boarding passes and display a sticker reading “Airport or Railway Passenger” on their vehicles.
Airport-bound and railway station-bound vehicles may use the designated routes to reach their destinations despite the traffic restrictions.
For passengers travelling towards GBP Hospital/ILS Hospital, one route will pass through Hapania, A.D. Nagar flyover, Fire Service Chowmuhani, Ker Chowmuhani, Sankar Chowmuhani, Haradhan Sangha, North Gate, Radhanagar and the GBP Hospital/ILS stretch. Another designated route will run through Jogendranagar, Aralia, Kalyani, Joyguru, Prantik Club and Indranagar Road towards GBP Hospital/ILS.
Police have identified six parking areas for the carnival. These include the Ujjayanta Palace compound and Children’s Park for VIPs and dignitaries; the stretch between IGM Chowmuhani and Orient Chowmuhani near the Jackson Gate box culvert; Battala TRTC Complex beneath the flyover between pillars 38 and 42; the Gandhighat-to-Ramakrishna Mission stretch along Ganaraj Road; the backside of East Agartala Police Station towards Mahanamanganj; and Umakanta School Ground.
The advisory also outlines separate routes for participants arriving from nine zones across Agartala to reach the carnival’s central point.
Participants from Western Zone-I, covering Ram Nagar, Bhati Abhoy Nagar and adjoining areas, will proceed via Ker Chowmuhani, Fire Brigade Chowmuhani, RMS Chowmuhani, Orient Chowmuhani and Durgabari Road. Western Zone-II participants from Krishna Nagar, Colonel Chowmuhani and Haradhan Sangha will follow the route through Colonel Chowmuhani, Bidurkarta Chowmuhani, Rabindra Bhawan Crossing and Durgabari Road.
Participants from the Northern Zone, covering Kunjaban, Radha Nagar, VIP Road and GB Bazar, will travel via Radhanagar, North Gate, Bodhjung Chowmuhani, Power House Crossing, BK Road, Women’s College and LN Bari Road.
Eastern Zone-I participants from Ujan Abhoynagar and Banamalipur will proceed through Lalbahadur Chowmuhani and Ganaraj Chowmuhani, while those from Eastern Zone-II, covering Dhaleswar, Indranagar and Ashram Chowmuhani, will use Ashram Chowmuhani, Jail-Ashram Road, Purbasha Crossing and Ganaraj Chowmuhani. Eastern Zone-III participants from Kalyani, Shibnagar, College Tilla and Jogendra Nagar will proceed via Math Chowmuhani and Purbasha Crossing.
Central Zone-I participants from Chitta Ranjan Road, Jagaharimura and Motor Stand will travel through Ramthakur Sangha, MBB Club Crossing and CR Road. Central Zone-II participants from Netaji Chowmuhani, NS Road, Grandius Chowmuhani, Central Road and Maharajganj Bazar will follow the route through Maharajganj Bazar crossing, MBB Club Crossing and CR Road.
Participants from the Southern Zone, covering Joynagar, Melarmath, A.D. Nagar, Badharghat and the southern part of Jawahar Bridge, will proceed through Battala, Fire Service Chowmuhani, IGM Chowmuhani, RMS Chowmuhani, Orient Chowmuhani and RS Bhawan Crossing.
The designated reporting points are opposite Durgabari for Western Zone-I, Western Zone-II and the Southern Zone, and opposite Laxmi Narayan Bari for the Northern, Eastern and Central zones.
Police have urged residents, commuters and carnival participants to follow the designated routes, observe traffic restrictions and cooperate with the authorities to ensure the smooth and safe conduct of the Maayer Gomon Carnival.
