India, July 21 -- To prevent stranded or broken-down trucks causing traffic snarls during the monsoon, Pune district collector and district magistrate Jitendra Dudi has imposed a ban on the entry of heavy and goods vehicles into the Pune city police Commissionerate limits with immediate effect until further orders. The administration has appealed to transporters and truck operators to strictly adhere to the designated diversion routes to ensure smooth traffic movement during the rainy season.

As per the order, heavy vehicles travelling from Solapur towards Mumbai have been diverted via the Kedgaon-Chaufula-Nhavare-Talegaon Dhamdhere-Shikrapur-Chakan route or the Uruli Kanchan-Koregaon Mul-Ashtapur-Talegaon Dhamdhere-Shikrapur-Chakan rout...