There was some restriction on barge or ship movement on the Ganges River on the account of Chhath Puja and on Thursday the Khidirpur Dock was reopened. The Bascule bridge was opened and the ships were allowed to move from 9 am to 11 am. According to reports, seven barges and two ships left the port and during that time the vehicles were not allowed to move.
Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, the spokesperson of the Kolkata Port Trust stated, the bridge has been kept open for two hours and the matter has been discussed with the Kolkata Police officials. Officials of the Kolkata Port Trust have coordinated with the police officials and for that reason there is no traffic congestion.