Delhi Traffic Update: Police to divert routes from 18-21 October, check list of roads to AVOID

Traffic movement on several roads in Delhi will be regulated between October 18-21 in preparation for Interpol's 90th Annual General Assembly, which will be held in the national capital next week. Interpol's 90th Annual General Assembly will be held in New Delhi from October 18 to 21. The Assembly will be inaugurated on October 18 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the valedictory function will be held on October 21 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. According to a senior official with the Delhi Traffic Police, accommodations for the delegates' stay have been made at The Lalit, The Imperial, Shangri-La, Le Meridien, The Oberoi, Hyatt Regency, and The Ashok hotels.

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The delegates will be travelling between places of stay, Pragati Maidan, JLN Stadium, and the Airport. The official said that various traffic measures will be implemented to achieve smooth transportation for delegates from places of stay to Pragati Maidan. In order to facilitate the movement of the delegates, traffic volume will be regulated on Ashoka Road, Firoz Shah Road, Janpath, Barakhamba Road, Sikandra Road, Bhairon Road, Mathura Road, Subramaniam Bharti Marg, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Marg, Panchsheel Marg, Rajesh Pilot Marg, Kamal Attaturk Marg, Shantipath, Maharshi Raman Marg, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Sardar Patel Marg, Gurgaon Road, Aerocity and T3 Approach Road, Dhaula Kuan Flyover and Mehram Nagar Tunnel. 

Traffic Advisory
In view of the '90th Annual General Assembly' of Interpol at Pragati Maidan from 18th-21st October, 2022, elaborate arrangements have been made for smooth flow of traffic in the city. People are advised to plan their commute accordingly.@DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/Jjx0Px1PvX — Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) October 16, 2022

Roads to avoid in Delhi from October 18

Ashoka Road
Janpath
Firoz Shah Road
Barakhamba Road
Sikandra Road
Mathura Road
Bhairon Road

A senior official informed that a meeting was recently held to discuss security and possible threats during the four-day event in which 195 countries are likely to participate and the ongoing festive season.

More than 4,000 Delhi police personnel from security units and others from Crime Branch, local police stations, para-military, and reserve police personnel have been deployed for the security of the event scheduled to be held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi between October 18-21. A control room has been set up for monitoring of CCTVs.

With inputs from (ANI)