Republic Day parade: Police issue traffic advisory for Monday’s dress rehearsal

India

pti-PTI

Metro
services
will
remain
available
at
all
stations
during
the
dress
rehearsal
ceremony.

New
Delhi,
Jan
22:
Delhi
Traffic
Police
has
issued
an
advisory
on
the
arrangements
and
restrictions
for
smooth
conduct
of
Monday’s
full
dress
rehearsal
for
the
Republic
Day
parade.

The
rehearsal
will
start
at
10.30
am
from
Vijay
Chowk
and
pass
via
Kartavya
Path,
C-Hexagon,
roundabout
statue
of
Netaji
Subhash
Chandra
Bose,
Tilak
Marg,
Bahadur
Shah
Zafar
Marg
and
Netaji
Subhash
Marg
before
concluding
at
Red
Fort.

In
order
to
facilitate
its
smooth
passage,
no
traffic
movement
will
be
allowed
on
Kartavya
Path
from
Vijay
Chowk
to
India
Gate
from
6
pm
on
Sunday
till
the
end
of
the
parade
on
Monday.

There
will
also
be
no
cross-traffic
on
Kartavya
Path
at
Rafi
Marg,
Janpath
and
Man
Singh
Road
from
11
pm
on
Sunday
till
the
parade
ends.
C-Hexagon-India
Gate
will
be
closed
from
9.15
am
on
Monday
till
the
parade
crosses
Tilak
Marg,
the
advisory
stated.

Traffic
on
both
directions
will
not
be
allowed
on
Tilak
Marg,
Bahadur
Shah
Zafar
Marg
and
Subhash
Marg
from
10.30
am.
Cross-traffic
will
only
be
allowed
depending
on
the
movement
of
the
parade,
it
stated.
Commuters
have
been
advised
to
avoid
the
parade
route
from
9.30
am
to
1
pm.
Metro
services
will
remain
available
at
all
stations
during
the
dress
rehearsal
ceremony.

However,
boarding
and
deboarding
at
Kendriya
Sachivalaya
and
Udyog
Bhawan
stations
will
not
be
permitted
from
5
am
till
12
pm,
according
to
the
advisory.
Though
there
is
no
restriction
on
movement
from
north
Delhi
to
New
Delhi
Railway
Station
or
Old
Delhi
Railway
Station
yet,
the
advisory
has
asked
people
to
plan
their
journey
in
advance
to
avoid
possible
delays.

Movement
of
city
buses
will
be
curtailed
at
Park
Street/Udyan
Marg,
Aram
Bagh
Road
(Paharganj),
Kamla
Market
roundabout,
Delhi
Secretariat
(IG
Stadium),
Pragati
Maidan
(Bhairon
Road),
Hanuman
Mandir
(Yamuna
Bazar),
Mori
Gate,
ISBT
Kashmere
Gate,
ISBT
Sarai
Kale
Khan
and
Tis
Hazari
Court.
Buses
from
Ghaziabad
bound
for
Shivaji
Stadium
will
take
NH-24,
Ring
Road
and
terminate
at
Bhairon
Road.
Those
coming
from
NH-24
will
take
the
right
turn
on
Road
No
56
and
terminate
at
ISBT
Anand
Vihar,
the
advisory
stated.

Buses
coming
from
Ghaziabad
will
be
diverted
at
Mohan
Nagar
towards
Bhopra
Chungi
for
Wazirabad
Bridge.
Flying
of
sub-conventional
aerial
platforms
such
as
paragliders,
paramotors,
hang
gliders,
unmanned
aerial
vehicles,
unmanned
aircraft
systems,
microlight
aircraft,
remotely
piloted
aircraft,
hot
air
balloons,
small
size
powered
aircraft,
quadcopters
or
para
jumping
from
aircraft
are
prohibited
over
National
Capital
Territory
of
Delhi
till
February
15.

The
advisory
has
requested
motorists
to
observe
traffic
rules
and
follow
directions
of
personnel
deployed
at
intersections.