To control rising traffic and reduce accidents in Belagavi city, the Commissioner of Police has issued fresh traffic orders.
Private Bus Pick-up & Drop Rules
Due to congestion caused by private buses stopping at busy locations such as RTO Circle, Triveni Hotel, Ramdev Hotel and Dharmaveer Sambhaji Maharaj Circle, new designated points have been fixed.
From 27 January 2026, all private buses coming from outside the city must pick up and drop passengers only at these locations:
- Bharatesh School (Pay Parking)
- Empty space behind Ashoka Nagar Belagavi One Centre (Pay Parking)
- Ashoka Nagar Road from Dharmanath Circle
A meeting of private bus operators will be held on 27/01/2026. Strict action will be taken against violators under the Motor Vehicles Act.
No-Parking Zones
- Both sides no-parking from:
- Triveni Hotel to Central Bus Stand (CBT) Circle
- Keerti Hotel Cross to Sangolli Rayanna (RTO) Circle
- From Krishnadevaraya (Kollapur) Circle to City Corporation Office Cross, parking will be allowed on an odd–even day basis on both sides to ensure smooth traffic flow.
Heavy Vehicle Restrictions
To ensure safety of school and college students, parents and the public:
- Heavy vehicles are restricted inside the city from
- 7:00 am to 11:00 am
- 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Enforcement Update
Action is being taken under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act against violators.
In 2025, a total of 1,001 no-entry violation cases were registered, and ₹4,17,050 was collected as fines.
Citizens and vehicle owners are urged to cooperate to ensure safer and smoother traffic movement in Belagavi.
Good to know that some pratical measures are being sought to be taken instead of simply prohibiting parking wholesale without providing free parking spaces to citizens. Wish traffic police were a little more active in traffic & road management too instead of relying only on barriers and selectively targetting helmetless driving, random checking of 4 wheelers at junctions particularly if they are being driven by Senior Citizens as they are easier to stop because they drive slowly & carefully!
While such traffic restrictions on heavy vehicles and buses are most welcome, the Traffic Police need to assert and enforce regulations regarding haphazard parking, driving on wrong side of the road, tripple riding on two wheelers, excessive loading of school children in three wheelers etc. Secondly, the chaos at the railway station created by auto rickshaws needs to be looked into by the traffic police. Everywhere in the city, autorickshaws seem to have their own way instead of following the rules.