The Delhi Police have put up an elaborate traffic arrangements for the rehearsal of Beating Retreat and Illumination which will be held at Vijay Chowk on Monday.
Delhi Traffic Police have planned traffic diversions which will be in force from 3.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
According to the official statement issued, Vijay Chowk will remain closed for general traffic.
Traffic will not be allowed on the following stretches, Rafi Marg between Sunehri Masjid and Krishi Bhawan, Raisina Road from Krishi Bhawan towards Vijay Chowk, beyond Dalhousie Road, Krishna Menon Marg and Sunehri Masjid towards Vijay Chowk and Rajpath between Vijay Chowk and “C” — Hexagon which will be totally pedestrianised.
Parking will be available after 7 pm for those coming to see illumination behind the water channels between Rafi Marg and ‘C’ Hexagon.
DTC and other city buses will also be diverted from their normal routes from 3.30 pm to 9.30 pm, buses bound for Central Secretariat and Connaught Place coming from Shantipath will be taking the Panchsheel Marg-Simon Boliver Marg-Vande Matram Marg—Shankar Road to Park Street and buses bound for Central Secretariat will terminate at Udyan Marg and return via Kali Bari Marg-Mandir Marg to Shankar Road, it said.
Connaught Place bound buses will be taking Mandir Marg, Kali Bari Marg, - GPO.-Baba Khadag Singh Marg to reach Connaught Place and return via Bhagat Singh Marg - Peshwa Road-Mandir Marg-Shankar Road and Vande Matram Marg.
Buses coming from South Delhi on Tuglak Road and bound for Connaught Place and Central Secretariat will be diverting from Aurobindo Chowk to Safdarjung Road-Kamal Attaturk Marg-Panchsheel Marg — Simon Boliver Marg.
Buses coming to Mandi House and Feroz Shah Road and proceeding to Connaught Place via Barakhamba Road will terminate at Shivaji Stadium and return via Kasturba Gandhi Marg.
Connaught Place bound buses coming on Shahjahan Road will be proceeding to Shivaji Stadium via ‘C’ Hexagon to KG Marg.
Further, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Alok Kumar has also requested the general public to observe the traffic rules and follow the directions of traffic personnel deployed at all intersections and updates would be shared through various social media handles of the Delhi Traffic Police.