Commuters on the Delhi-Noida corridor near Crowne Plaza in Mayur Vihar also reported heavy congestion. (Photo credit: X)
Earlier reporting noted: The traffic police said special arrangements have been in place from 8 am onwards, with the vehicular movement being regulated or diverted on several key roads in and around Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, Parliament Street and Jantar Mantar. Because of prevailing traffic arrangements and high traffic volume, on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg in Old Delhi, the traffic police said movement was slow.
On Ring Road near AIIMS-Safdarjung Hospital, the traffic police said it had alerted the concerned traffic circle for immediate deployment and active regulation at critical junctions, merging points and bottlenecks. It also said special attention was being given to ensuring the unhindered movement of ambulances and emergency vehicles. Responding to a commuter’s complaint on X, the Delhi Traffic Police said personnel were actively regulating movement and had been deployed at critical merging points and bottlenecks to ensure smoother traffic flow. Earlier reporting noted: Traffic will be regulated or diverted on the Connaught Place-Patel Chowk-Parliament Street stretch, Patel Chowk towards GPO, Windsor Place towards GPO, Ashoka Road, Jantar Mantar Road, Parliament Street and adjoining roads, it said.
The INDIA bloc MPs marched from the Parliament House complex towards the Election Commission headquarters to demand the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Delhi Traffic Police had put special arrangements in place from 8am, regulating or diverting traffic around Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, Jantar Mantar Road, Ashoka Road and adjoining stretches. Personnel were deployed at key points to regulate traffic and ease the congestion. The traffic disruption comes a day after the movement of Swiss President Guy Parmelin to Rajghat led to road restrictions and lengthy delays for commuters in central Delhi. A recent VIP movement involving Russian President Vladimir Putin had, however, shown that traffic could keep moving despite security restrictions, with congestion clearing relatively quickly.
Earlier reporting noted: Commuters travelling through central Delhi have been advised to avoid unnecessary journeys through Jantar Mantar, Parliament Street, Ashoka Road and adjoining areas and expect diversions, barricading and congestion.