Delhi Traffic Police issue traffic advisory ahead of R-Day rehearsals

The Delhi Police have cautioned people in an advistory that vehicular traffic in Central Delhi is likely to be affectced by full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on Tuesday morning. The rehearsal takes the same route of the parade on Republic Day, news agency PTI reported. The rehearsals are being held regularly in the capital starting from 10.30 am from Vijay Chowk and pass via Kartavya Path, C-Hexagon, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue roundabout, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and Netaji Subhas Marg before culminating at the Red Fort, the advisory stated.

To ensure smooth passage of the parade, traffic movement on Kartavya Path from Vijay Chowk to India Gate was halted from 6 pm on Monday to the end of the rehearsal on Tuesday.

The advisory stated there was no cross-traffic on Kartavya Path at Rafi Marg, Janpath and Man Singh Road from 11 pm on Monday till the end of the parade, adding that C-Hexagon-India Gate will be closed for movement from 9.15 am till the parade crosses Tilak Marg.