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All-out arrangements for Chhat

Staff Reporter

Traffic to be affected from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning

SUN WORSHIP: Devotees doing last minute shopping for Chhat Puja at a specially set-up market near Dabri crossing in West Delhi on Friday. The festival will be celebrated over the weekend. Photo: V.V. Krishnan

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police have made special arrangements to ensure smooth movement of traffic on roads along the Yamuna during the two-day Chhat Puja festivities in the Capital starting Saturday.

Stating that normal flow of traffic is likely to remain affected from the afternoon of October 28 till the morning of October 29, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Northern Range H.P.S. Virk said there would be a heavy flow of traffic on all Yamuna bridges at Wazirabad, ISBT, Old Yamuna, ITO, Nizamuddin and Kalindi, while most of the main roads would be affected by the movement of Chhat devotees.

National Highway-1 is likely to be affected at Mukarba, Bhalswa, Mukundpur, Burari, Jagatpur, Wazirabad, Chandgi Ram Akhara, ISBT, while National Highway-2 would see heavy traffic between Rajghat and Ashram Chowk and up to Badarpur border.

Similarly, roads in East Delhi including Wazirabad Road, GT Road and Vikas Marg would also remain affected, while National Highway-10 and Najafgarh Road would see a slow movement of traffic.

Restrictions on movement of commercial vehicles would be imposed on major inter-State road passages, while adequate traffic arrangements have been planned to ensure proper movement of devotees and to keep the flow of traffic normal.

The Traffic Police have advised motorists and commuters to avoid roads on which the major ghats and Chhat Puja sites are located on Saturday and Sunday. Daily commuters are being advised to make maximum use of public transport, especially Delhi Metro, to avoid inconvenience.

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