Muharram 2023: Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory ahead of procession; List of routes to avoid

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Also read: Islamic New Year: From date, history to significance of Muharram 2023 On Saturday, 29 July, around 11 a.m., the processions will reform and follow the same route, assembling at Kalan Mahal and then proceeding to Karbala via Pahari Bhojla, Chitli Qabar, Matia Mahal Chowk, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar, Chowk Hauz Qazi, Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi Railway Station, Connaught Place, and other key areas. Delhi Traffic Police has devised a diversion plan for Delhi Transport Corporation and other city buses to manage traffic during the processions.

This plan includes curtailment and rerouting of buses on various roads like Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, W-Point, A-Point, Shanti Path, Panchsheel, Sardar Patel Marg, Aurbindo Chowk, Aurobindo Marg, South End, Prithviraj Road, and more.lso read Several prominent roads are likely to be affected by the traffic diversions, including Mathura Road, Maa Anandmai Marg, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Road No. 56 (Opps.

Anand Vihar Terminal), Road No. 66 (towards Wazirabad), Pankha Road, Palam-Dabri Road, Zakhira Flyover to Inderlok Metro Station (Bir Banda Bahadur Singh Marg), and Najafgarh Road from Zakhira to Kishanganj due to local processions in these areas, as notified in the police advisory, reported latestly.

Also read: J&K: Omar Abdullah welcomes centre's permission to Muharram procession through traditional route after 3 decades Commuters heading to New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday, particularly in the evening hours, are advised to leave in advance in view of possible delays on the routes. They can use alternative routes like Tilak Marg, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, Rajghat, and Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, depending on the movement of the procession.