Traffic diversions will be enforced in Erode from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday (September 17) in view of the Vinayaka Chaturthi immersion procession.
A release from the district police said buses, heavy vehicles and goods vehicles coming from Salem, Tiruchengode and Namakkal via Pallipalayam should proceed through Pallipalayam and Kumarapalayam to Bhavani Road, and reach the Erode bus stand. Alternatively, they can proceed through S.P.B. Colony, Paper Mill, Ponni Sugars and Vendipalayam to reach Solar, Annamar Petrol Bunk and Kalaimagal Statue, and then proceed to the bus stand.
Buses from Coimbatore and Tiruppur via Perundurai should proceed through Thindal, Kaniravuthar Kulam and Sathy Road. Heavy vehicles from Perundurai towards Tiruchengode and Namakkal should take Erode Outer Ring Road, Anakalpalayam and Parisal Thurai Junction.
Buses from Dharapuram, Kangayam, Kodumudi, Karur and Dindigul should reach the bus stand via Kalaimagal Statue, Railway Station Road and E.V.N Road, or through P.S. Park, depending on the route permitted by the police.
Suburban buses to Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam should take Sathy Road and join NH 47. City buses to Perundurai via Thindal should take Sathy Road, Kaniravuthar Kulam, Villarasampatti–Naal Road, Nasiyanur Road and Veerappampalayam.
Buses to Dindigul, Dharapuram, Kodumudi and Karur should take Chithode, Majeed Road, Krishna Theatre, City Police Station, Gandhiji Road and Kalaimagal Statue. Buses to Sankari, Namakkal and Salem should take Bhavani Road, Lakshmi Nagar, Salem Bypass, Kumarapalayam and Pallipalayam.
The police have requested motorists to avoid the procession routes and use alternative roads. They have particularly advised motorists to avoid Cauvery Road during the diversion period.
Published – September 16, 2026 06:15 pm IST
