The Guwahati Traffic Police has announced a comprehensive traffic management plan ahead of Ambubachi Mahayog 2026, scheduled to be held at Kamakhya Temple from June 22 to June 26. Temporary traffic regulations have been introduced to facilitate the safe movement of pilgrims and devotees, protect vulnerable road users, and ensure uninterrupted passage for emergency services across the city.
According to a press release issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Guwahati, restrictions and diversions will remain in force throughout the festival period to manage the expected surge in footfall and vehicular movement around Nilachal Hills and adjoining areas.
Under the revised arrangements, all vehicles will be prohibited from entering the route from Kamakhya foothill towards the temple. However, emergency vehicles, including ambulances, fire tenders, vehicles carrying life-saving medicines and oxygen cylinders, and municipal service vehicles, will remain exempt. Vehicles transporting water and essential supplies will be permitted to move towards the temple between 11 pm and 5 am.
Only vehicles carrying authorised car passes issued by the district administration and ferry cars will be allowed to operate from Pandu Temple Ghat to Maa Kamakhya Temple via Bangshibagan. Officials and personnel deployed on festival duty will assemble at Sonaram Higher Secondary School Field and travel to their designated locations through ferry services arranged by the administration.
Special drop-off and parking arrangements have also been notified for devotees approaching from different directions. Vehicles arriving from Jalukbari and Bharalumukh will use designated service lanes near the Nilachal Flyover to drop pilgrims before proceeding to authorised parking locations at Adabari Bus Stand and Boripara Field.
Public transport services will operate under modified norms. ASTC buses, city buses and private vehicles will primarily use the Nilachal Flyover. City buses will be allowed to drop passengers only at designated points and not at either end of the flyover.
Pilgrims travelling to the temple have been advised to park two-wheelers, light motor vehicles and heavy vehicles at designated parking areas, including Adabari Bus Stand, Boripara Field, ITA Machkhowa, ASTC Parking Machkhowa and Idgah Field Machkhowa.
The administration has also imposed restrictions on the movement of commercial goods vehicles and slow-moving vehicles along key corridors, including DG Road, MG Road, AT Road, Pandu Port Road and Borbazar Road between 5 am and 11 pm during the mela period.
Inter-district and long-distance buses, including ASTC services, will not be allowed on designated city stretches. Buses carrying pilgrims from Kamakhya Railway Junction will operate through a dedicated route to temporary camps at Pandu Port.
Heavy vehicles travelling from NH-27 towards Gosala via Tetelia will also remain restricted. In view of anticipated congestion, passengers travelling to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport have been advised to plan their journeys in advance and prefer the NH-27 corridor wherever feasible.
In addition, the entire stretch beneath the Nilachal Flyover has been earmarked as a reserved parking zone. Roadside parking has been prohibited on several stretches, including Pandu Port Road, Borbazar Road, DG Road, the Bharalumukh Elevated Corridor and the Nilachal Flyover, to ensure smooth vehicular movement.
Authorities have urged residents, commuters and visiting devotees to cooperate with traffic personnel and adhere to the notified regulations to ensure the orderly conduct of Ambubachi Mahayog 2026.
