According to the advisory, the traffic around Red Fort — from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Independence Day — will remain closed for general traffic from 4 am to 10 am, and will open to only authorised vehicles.
Around 1 km long queue of vehicles was seen during morning hours on Saturday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reported a prediction of "light to moderate rain or thundershowers in city and suburbs, with the possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places".
Several Delhi roads connecting key areas and the national capital with the neighbouring cities Ghaziabad, Noida, Gururam and Faridabad have been closed for vehicular movement.
A farmers' body on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking impleadment in the pending matters pertaining to new farm laws, against which several farmer unions are staging protests at Delhi borders, saying these reforms are "beneficial" to enable increased income and growth of agriculture.
The farmers' agitation in Delhi has entered it's 12th day today, with a large number of farmers gathered in and around the national capital to protest against the three farm laws. The agitating farmers have also called for a ‘Bharat bandh’ on December 8 and threatened to intensify their agitation, block more roads occupy toll plazas leading to the national capital if the government did not accept their demands.
The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to inform commuters about the closure of roads and traffic diversions.
Traffic in Delhi-NCR was badly hit as the agitating farmers continued to block several borders like Singhu and Tikri towards Haryana and Chilla and Gazipur towards Uttar Pradesh, affecting movement of commuters as many were struck in the resultant traffic snarls. The Singhu and Tikri borders have already been closed by the Delhi Traffic Police for any vehicular movement which has caused diversions at various points in the capital.
If you are planning to venturing out in the national capital, do take a look at this traffic advisory to know which routes you should avoid today.
Gurugram Traffic Police on Thursday issued traffic alert after the city witnessed severe water caused due to incessant rains. According to the traffic police, the waterlogging occurred in the region--Signature Tower, NH-48, South city-2 on Sohna road and Modern Bazar near Mayfield among others.
Heavy rains lashed the Delhi-NCR region including Noida, Gurugram on Sunday morning, causing severe water-logging in many areas. As several key roads suffered waterlogging, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued a list of waterlogged roads/areas. Take a look.
Temperatures in Delhi and most parts of Uttar Pradesh have increased which has brought slight respite from the coldwave conditions. No improvement in visibility was, however, noticed which led to the delay of 21 trains in the North. The Delhi Traffic Police have issued a list of do's and don'ts to avoid accidents and vehicle pile up due to fog.
The traffic police in Delhi-NCR have made strict security arrangements to smooth traffic movement and check on drunk driving. Several advisories have also been issued for New Year's eve. The Delhi Metro have said there would be no exit from the Rajiv Chowk metro station post 9 PM today.
Delhi Traffic Advisory for New Year: As Delhiites gear up to celebrate New Year, the Delhi Traffic Police have issued an advisory to ensure smooth traffic flow of traffic throughout the city. Citizens are advised to go through the below traffic advisory before planning visits to any spot on New Year's eve.
Delhi-NCR Traffic Updates: The Delhi Traffic Police have issued alerts to commuters regarding the massive traffic jam in several parts of the national capital. In its advisory, the Delhi traffic police have mentioned routes that commuters need to avoid along with other important information amid the ongoing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests.
The Delhi Traffic Police have issued an advisory over the routes that should be avoided by the commuters today. The JNUSU has also appealed to students of other universities to join its march to Parliament on Monday, to protest against hostel fee hike and other issues affecting higher education.
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