PTI

New Delhi, January 23

Commuters had a harrowing time on Monday morning as they discovered themselves caught in lengthy jams on Central Delhi roads owing to restrictions made forward of the Republic Day Parade rehearsal.

Police stated they acquired a number of calls from commuters reporting site visitors woes.

Vikas Marg (from Laxmi Nagar to ITO), Pragat Maidan and Akshardham have been three of a number of such stretches which witnessed intractable snarls.

Ankita Singh, a commuter, stated, “Traffic from Noida till Akshardham was heavy. The route leading towards ITO also had jam and the GPS showed 40 minutes to cover a distance of around 6 km.”    

Several commuters took to Twitter to tell others in regards to the site visitors scenario within the metropolis, with one among them reporting heavy jams on ITO, Pragati Maidan and Geeta Colony flyover.

While one stated that site visitors didn’t transfer at ITO for over an hour, one other commuter, who stated he was caught in jam for 2 hours, suggested individuals towards venturing out on roads.

Prerna Singh, who works in central Delhi, stated, “I live in southern part of the city and reach my office within an hour and a half. However, there were several roads which were closed on Monday probably due to rehearsal of Republic Day and my cab took an extra 30 minutes to drop me to my place.”

Kautilya Marg, Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri and Hauz Khas additionally witnessed large site visitors.

The Delhi Traffic Police had issued an advisory on the preparations and restrictions for the sleek conduct of Monday’s full-dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade.

The rehearsals began at 10.30am from Vijay Chowk and handed through the Kartavya Path, C-Hexagon, the roundabout statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, and Netaji Subhas Marg earlier than concluding on the Red Fort.

According to the advisory, no site visitors was allowed on Kartavya Path from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 6pm on Sunday until the tip of the parade on Monday.

Vehicular motion was additionally banned on the Kartavya Path at Rafi Marg, Janpath, and Man Singh Road from 11pm on Sunday until the parade ended. The C-Hexagon-India Gate was closed from 9.15am on Monday until the parade crosses the Tilak Marg, the advisory acknowledged.

Traffic on either side of the roads was not be allowed on Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and Subhash Marg from 10.30am. Cross-traffic was allowed solely relying on the motion of the parade, it stated.