Bhubaneswar, Oct. 21 -- Heavy traffic during the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations has disrupted movement across Bhubaneswar. Ambulances carrying patients and other vehicles travelling for emergency purposes were stuck in traffic jams and faced long delays.

The situation has worsened as large numbers of people visit different puja pandals across the city to celebrate the festival. The festive rush has led to traffic jams in several parts of the state capital.

According to reports, two ambulances were caught in a traffic jam between Damana and Patia on Tuesday evening. The vehicles remained stuck for around 30 minutes amid heavy congestion.

The incident highlighted the difficulties faced by emergency vehicles during the festive rush as tr...