New Delhi: With pollution restrictions on non-compliant vehicles affecting movement at the borders and shoppers adding to the regular rush ahead of Diwali , Delhi Traffic Police is facing a double test. Anticipating a surge in pedestrian and vehicular movement over the next few days, it has put the city’s major shopping districts and public transport hubs on the priority list.
Traffic officials said they had already held meetings with market and resident welfare associations to explain the arrangements for the festive period and seek their cooperation. Additional CP (traffic zone I) Vijayanta Goyal Arya said arrangements had been stepped up around public transport hubs, including New Delhi and Old Delhi stations and Kashmere Gate and Anand Vihar ISBTs. Arya said vehicles parked indiscriminately reduce available road space and worsen congestion.
Another tagged Delhi Traffic Police on X, writing, “Where have you all guys gone, @dtptraffic? It’s all traffic chaos all over Delhi. It’s the festive season, which calls for more deployments. Be on the roads and at congestion points. Police have urged shoppers to plan their visits and use metro or other public transport wherever possible. They have been advised to park only in designated facilities, avoid roadside pick-ups and drop-offs, follow diversions and use pedestrian crossings and footpaths. Commuters can check traffic updates through Delhi Traffic Police’s official social media platforms, Gupta added. Additional personnel are being deployed at key intersections and vulnerable stretches. she stressed that enforcement alone could not keep traffic moving and shoppers must also use designated parking spaces and follow traffic instructions While police are taking action.