With only a week left for the Republic Day celebrations in the capital city, rehearsals for the parade are in full swing, to facilitate which the police have placed restrictions on traffic movement.
Officials said on Friday that traffic will be restricted at several key crossings in Delhi on January 17, 19, 20 and 21, from 10.15 am to 12.30 pm, to ensure that the parade rehearsals along Kartavya Path are not hampered.
According to an advisory, the rehearsals will be held from Vijay Chowk to India Gate, with the parade route extending up to the C-Hexagon.
During this period, traffic crossings at Kartavya Path at Rafi Marg, Janpath, Man Singh Road and the C-Hexagon will remain closed, while the area stretching beyond Kartavya Path from Vijay Chowk to India Gate will also remain closed for general traffic, leading to diversions and likely congestion on adjoining stretches.
It has been advised that for north-south movement and vice versa, commuters may use the Ring Road via Sarai Kale Khan and the I.P. Flyover towards Rajghat. Another option includes Lajpat Rai Marg via Mathura Road and Bhairon Road towards the Ring Road.
Motorists have been advised to plan their journeys, exercise patience and follow traffic rules and directions of personnel deployed on duty. The advisory says traffic can proceed via Aurobindo Marg, Safdarjung Road, Kamal Ataturk Marg, and Kautilya Marg towards Sardar Patel Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, and Baba Kharak Singh Marg.
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Vehicles may also take the route using Prithvi Raj Road via Rajesh Pilot Marg and Subramaniam Bharti Marg towards Mathura Road and the Ring Road. They also have the option of travelling to Barfkhana via Azad Market and Rani Jhansi Flyover towards Panchkuian Road, Hanuman Murti, Vande Mataram Marg, and Dhaula Kuan.
For east-west movement and vice versa, traffic may use Ring Road via Bhairon Road and Mathura Road towards Subramaniam Bharti Marg, Rajesh Pilot Marg and Prithvi Raj Road, further via Safdarjung Road and Kamal Ataturk Marg towards Panchsheel Marg, Simon Bolivar Marg and Upper Ridge Road or Vande Mataram Marg.
Another option is Ring Road via ISBT, Chandgi Ram Akhara and Mall Road towards Azadpur. Traffic can also move via Ring Road, Bhairon Road and Mathura Road towards Lodhi Road, Aurobindo Marg and Safdarjung Road, further via Teen Murti Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, Park Street and Shankar Road towards Vande Mataram Marg.
For movement between east Delhi and South-West Delhi, commuters may use Ring Road via Vande Mataram Marg. Those travelling from South Delhi towards Connaught Place and the Central Secretariat may use Mother Teresa Crescent via Park Street towards Mandir Marg or Baba Kharak Singh Marg. Another option is the Ring Road via Vande Mataram Marg and Link Road towards Panchkuian Road.
Traffic may also move via Ring Road and Sardar Patel Marg towards 11 Murti, Mother Teresa Crescent and the RML roundabout, further towards North Avenue or Baba Kharak Singh Marg.
Motorists heading towards Vinay Marg or Shanti Path and proceeding towards New Delhi and beyond have been advised to use Sardar Patel Marg via Mother Teresa Crescent and the RML roundabout towards Baba Kharak Singh Marg, or Park Street via Mandir Marg.
Meanwhile, the sesquicentenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ will be the dominant theme of this year’s Republic Day Parade, with enclosure backdrops along the Kartavya Path displaying old paintings illustrating the opening stanzas of the National Song and floral artworks at the main stage paying homage to its composer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
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