The office goers and commuters faced traffic hassles as roads in and around Lutyens’ Delhi remained clogged on Tuesday morning due to the ongoing rehearsal and preparations for Republic Day.
Traffic congestion was reported from areas such as Sansad Marg, Mandi House, ITO and Kartavya Path where the rehearsals are being conducted. Other stretches — Akbar Road, Kamraj road, Rajaji Marg, Safdarjung Road leading to Central Delhi also remained clogged.
Various roundabouts in Central Delhi and the road towards Le Meridien was completely blocked. Commuters and office goers had little choice but to wait for more than 20 minutes at each stretch as their vehicles crawled on the streets.
No traffic advisory was issued by the police which added to the congestion.