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The Thaipusam Festival 2007 will be held on
Thursday, 1 February 2007. |
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There will be a religious foot procession
comprising about 10,000 devotees carrying kavadis and their supporters
between 12 midnight on Wednesday, 31 January 2007 and 12 midnight, on
Thursday, 1 February 2007. |
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They will proceed on foot from Sri Sinivasa
Perumal Temple at Serangoon Road towards Sri Thandayuthapani Temple at
Tank Road via Serangoon Road, Selegie Road, Orchard Road, Penang Road,
Clemenceau Ave and Tank Road.
Annex A highlights the procession route. |
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In conjunction with this celebration, there
will be a motorized chariot procession on 31 January 2007 between 5 a.m.
and 8 a.m. from Sri Thandayuthapani Temple at Tank Road to Sri Layan
Sithi Vinayagar Temple at Keong Saik Road. |
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The same motorized chariot procession will
later travel back to Sri Thandayuthapani Temple between 5 p.m. and 11.30
p.m. on the same day. |
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To facilitate the traffic arrangements for
this event, the following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic: |
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31 January
2007, from 6 p.m to 2 February 2007 , to 2 a.m
a) Petain Road
(between Sturdee Rd and Serangoon Road )
31 January
2007 , from 7 p.m to 2 February 2007 , to 2 a.m
b) Tank Road
31 January
2007 , from 10 p.m to 2 February 2007 , to 2 a.m
c) Clemenceau
Avenue (between River Valley Road and Penang Road , the side of the road
leading from River Valley Road towards Penang Road).
31 January
2007 , from 11 p.m to 2 February 2007 , to 2 a.m
d) Veerasamy Road
between Kampong Kapor Road and Serangoon Road
1 February
2007 , from 5 p.m to 8p.m
e) Hastings Road
(between Serangoon Road and Clive Street )
f) Campbell Lane (between Serangoon Road and Clive Street )
g) Dunlop Street (between Serangoon Road and Clive Street )
h) Upper Dickson Road (between Serangoon Road and Clive Street ) |
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The diversion scheme for public bus services
affected by the closure of Tank Road and Clemenceau Ave is reflected in
Annex B. |
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Motorists are advised to avoid the
route of the religious processions as well as the peripheral roads
leading to the affected areas. The Hindu Endowment Board, who is
the organizer of the event, will deploy marshals to regulate the
procession. |
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Auxiliary Police Officers will also be
deployed to regulate traffic and assist motorists throughout the
event. Motorists are advised to comply with their directions.
Police will also be deployed for crowd control and traffic
management. The public may call the organiser¨s hotline at
62985771. |
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Those who intend to fetch relatives at
the end of the procession are advised not to wait along Clemenceau
Ave and River Valley Road. Instead, they should wait at the car
park along River Valley Rd next to the River Valley Building. |
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Motorists intending to proceed towards
the city area from the northern, eastern and western parts of the
island are advised to use the following alternative routes:
| Northern Part
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via CTE/Bukit
Timah Rd and Ophir Rd |
| Eastern Part |
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via ECP/Nicoll Highway/PIE
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| Western Part |
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via AYE/Jalan Bukit Merah/Keppel
Rd |
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Parking restrictions along the
procession route, the temple¨s vicinity and the peripheral roads
will be strictly enforced. Vehicles found illegally parked and
those causing obstruction will be towed. |
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
28 January 2007@ 10am |
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Source: www.spf.gov.sg
Media Release 28 Jan 2007 |
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