India, Feb. 12 -- Heavy vehicles have been banned from entering Mumbai via the Dahisar toll plaza during morning peak hours, to ease mounting traffic congestion in Mumbai. The ban was imposed by the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar (MBVV) traffic police on Tuesday and will impact trucks, trailers, multi-axle vehicles, and all types of inter-state and inter-district private buses carrying passengers. It will be in force from 8:00 am to 11:30 am and apply to heavy vehicles approaching Mumbai from the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway and Thane.

The restriction is a follow-up to a similar ban imposed by the Mumbai traffic police in June 2022. At the time, heavy vehicles were prohibited from plying on the streets of Mumbai during morning and evening peak h...