Special traffic arrangements will be in place in Colombo and surrounding areas from September 8 to 10 in connection with the official visit of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Sri Lanka.
The Police Media Division said traffic will be temporarily restricted at intervals along routes used by the Indian Defence Minister and his delegation during the visit. The restrictions will be imposed based on the movement of the dignitary and the prevailing security situation.
Rajnath Singh is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on September 8 and travel from Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake to the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo at around 1.30 p.m. The route will include the Katunayake-Colombo Expressway, Port premises and the NSA Roundabout.
Later that evening, between 8.00 p.m. and 9.00 p.m., he is scheduled to travel from the Taj Samudra Hotel to the Indian House via Galle Face, Kollupitiya, Liberty Roundabout and Independence Roundabout, before returning via the J.O.C. Junction and Flower Road.
On September 9, the minister is scheduled to travel from the Taj Samudra Hotel to the Presidential Secretariat between 9.50 a.m. and 11.25 a.m.
From 2.00 p.m. onwards, his programme includes visits to the IPKF Monument in Battaramulla, the Ministry of Defence, Parliament premises and Gangaramaya Temple, before returning to the Taj Samudra Hotel by around 5.30 p.m. An evening visit to the Port premises is also scheduled between 7.00 p.m. and 7.10 p.m.
On September 10, Rajnath Singh is scheduled to travel from the Taj Samudra Hotel to the Port premises helipad between 9.00 a.m. and 9.10 a.m., before proceeding to Nuwara Eliya.
Police have requested motorists and the general public to take these temporary traffic restrictions into consideration and plan their journeys accordingly during the three-day visit.
