Delhi traffic police conduct carcade rehearsal ahead of G20 Summit

New Delhi, Aug 27 : The Delhi Traffic Unit conducted a full dress carcade rehearsal on Sunday ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in the national capital.

Thetrafficpolice had also issued an advisory regarding thetraffic diversions on some roads ahead of the rehearsal.

"In view of the #G20Summit rehearsals to be held on August 26 and 27, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM,trafficregulations will be in effect on various roads.Kindly follow the advisory," theDelhiTrafficPolice posted on X.

The roads where the regulations were put included Sardar Patel Marg-Panchsheel Marg, Sardar Patel Marg-Kautilya Marg, 11 Murti, Roundabout GKP, C-Hexagon, Zakir Hussain Marg-Subramaniam Bharti Marg, Bhairon Road-Ring Road, Hoshiyar Singh Marg, Satya Marg, Shantipath, Windsor Place, Barakhamba Road Light Signal, Roundabout Claridges, Under Moti Bagh Flyover, Press Enclave Road-Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg.

The police had said, "Apart from these, in order to facilitate the carcade rehearsals, there will be regulations on the movement of trafficat the following points: Joseph Tito Marg-Siri Fort Road, IP Flyover, Saleem Garh Bypass, Shanti Van Chowk, Roundabout Teen Murti, Gol Methi, Mansingh Road, Mathura Road, Yashwant Place, Kautilya, Janpath-Kartavyapath, Tolstoy Marg-Janpath, Vivekananda Marg, Under Lodhi Flyover, Under ChiragDelhi Flyover, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Rajghat Chowk, and Shershah Road."

Earlier, the trafficpolice had mentioned that commuters might experience congestion on these roads and junctions.

"Motorists are requested to have patience, observetrafficrules and road discipline, and follow the directions ofTrafficPolice personnel deployed at all intersections.

"People are also requested to plan their journey in advance with sufficient time at hand to avoid inconvenience," the trafficpolice said.

The summit will be held on September 9 and 10 at the newly-built Bharat Mandapam convention centre in Delhis Pragati Maidan under Indias presidency.

Officials and leaders of the worlds largest economies will start arriving in the national capital from September 8.

The central and Delhi governments have announced that all offices and schools will remain closed from September 8-10.

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