Bhubaneswar: Alert passengers! Buses plying to various locations from Baramunda Bus Stand here via Cuttack will no more commute through Vani Vihar and Acharya Vihar.

In a notification, the Police Commissionerate said all buses plying towards Cuttack from Baramunda Bus Stand on NH-16 have been instructed to avail the flyover starting from in front of Crown Hotel till the bus bay at Satsang Vihar.

“The buses are directed to not ply through Acharya Vihar and Vani Vihar Squares. The order has been issued in view of public safety and security,” the notification stated.

Violation of the order will be punishable under Section 96 of the Odisha Urban Police Act 2003 and a fine of Rs 1,000 be slapped on the defaulters, it added.