Chennai Traffic Police issues advisory ahead of PM Modi’s visit on Friday, January 19

Mr Modi will be visiting the city to  participate in the inaugural function of the Khelo India Youth Games, to be held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday, January 19, 2024. Governor R.N. Ravi, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Ministers and other  dignitaries are likely to attend as well .

Police have said that traffic slow-down is likely to occur on roads surrounding the venue of the event, from INS Adyar to the Nehru Indoor Stadium and from the Nehru Outdoor Stadium to Raj Bhavan, between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Mild traffic mild congestion is likely to occur in roads in and around E.V.R. Salai and the Dasaprakash to Madras Medical College junction. In general, there will be slow-down of traffic on Anna Salai, Sardar Patel Road and GST Road. Motorists are therefore advised to plan their journeys in advance so as to avoid these roads and take alternative routes to reach their destinations, the police said.