Famous Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh is coming to Ludhiana today for a live show. The administration has also geared up for this program. About 3500 police personnel and 800 private security personnel are being deployed. This final concert of Diljit Dosanjh's 'Dil Luminati Tour' is at the football stadium of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) ground.
Let us tell you that as soon as the booking of tickets started, the price of silver ticket was fixed at Rs 5 thousand, golden ticket at Rs 9 thousand and fanpit ticket at Rs 15 thousand. But black marketing has started in the city and many tickets were sold for Rs 50-50 thousand.
All tickets sold out in 12 minutes
As soon as online booking for Diljit Dosanjh's concert started, all the tickets were sold out in 12 minutes. ADCP Ramandeep Bhullar said that according to him, more than 50 thousand people can participate in it. Due to which many routes have also been diverted to deal with the traffic situation.
Preparations for this show were going on in full swing for the last 1 week. Diljit is paying a total expense of Rs 20.65 lakh to the administration. The police has released the list of parking according to the category of concert tickets.
Police shared the parking plan on Facebook
The information about the route to reach the parking place has also been put on the Facebook page of Ludhiana Police Commissionerate. The police has arranged parking for about 14 thousand vehicles for the concert audience. These vehicles will be parked at 19 places in the city.
Locations decided for entry and parking of vehicles
VVIPs will enter from Gate No. 8 of PAU. Their vehicles will be parked in the helipad ground near Gate No. 8. Also, VIP and MIP lounge visitors will enter from Gate No. 2. Parking arrangements for about 500 vehicles of these visitors have been made in the ground on the left side of PAU Gate No. 2. On the other hand, the entry of administration and government officials will be from Gate No. 5. 300 vehicles will be parked in Paul Auditorium, Thapar Hall and Hockey Ground. 550 vehicles of police officers will be parked in Dr. Manmohan Singh Auditorium of PAU and Gate No. 4 near Smart School.
One will have to enter on foot from Gate No. 1 with silver tickets. Their 5000 vehicles will be parked at Government College, about 2.75 km away, Khalsa College Ghumar Mandi, 3 km away, Rotary Club Road and Navdurga Mandir Road on both sides of the road within a radius of one kilometer, Powercom Colony in front of Rotary Club, Pakhowal Under Bridge, Powercom Office in front of Verka, Market near Sarabha Nagar Police Station, Westside and Omaxe Parking.
Gold ticket holders will enter on foot from Gate No. 2. Their 5800 vehicles will be parked at Government College, about 2.75 km away, DC Office's multi-storey parking, Judicial Complex, Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, 2.5 km away. Apart from this, vehicles of Gold pass holders will be parked at Sukhdev Thapar Senior Secondary School Bharat Nagar, about 2.75 km away, Guru Nanak Public School Sarabha Nagar, Sacred Heart School Sarabha Nagar, Sacred Heart School BRS Nagar, about 1.75 km away.
Diverted traffic
Ladowal Chowk - Traffic going from Ladowal Chowk to Sangrur, Malerkotla via Sardan Bypass will go via Jalandhar Bypass, Sherpur, Sahnewal, Tibba Canal, Dehlon.
Jalandhar Bypass Chowk - Traffic going from Phillaur side to Mullanpur, Jagraon will go via Jalandhar Bypass, Basti Jodhewal Chowk, Sahnewal to Tibba Mullanpur, Jagraon.
Sherpur Chowk - Traffic going from Sherpur Chowk, Bus Stand to Verka side will be sent via Sherpur Chowk, Jalandhar Bypass, Ladowal Chowk.
Tibba Canal Bridge - Traffic going from Doraha to Sahnewal side, Verka, Mullanpur Jagraon Ferozepur side via Tibba Canal Bridge will be diverted at Tibba Canal Bridge and sent via Dehlon.
Dehlon Chowk - Vehicles going to Verka side via Dehlon Chowk, Gill Canal Bridge will be diverted via Dehlon Chowk and sent via Tibba Canal Bridge Sahnewal Chowk.
B-7 Chowk - Traffic going to Grandwalk Chowk side from Pakhowal Road, Bhaibala Chowk will be diverted and sent back to Pakhowal side.
Kohra Chowk - Vehicles coming to Chandigarh side, Samrala Chowk, Ludhiana will be diverted via Sahnewal, Sidhwan Canal and sent via Tibba, Mullanpur, Jagraon side.
Samrala Chowk - Vehicles coming to Chandigarh side, Samrala Chowk, Ludhiana will be sent via Sherpur Chowk or Jalandhar Bypass Chowk.