New Delhi, July 17
The Delhi Police have beefed up security in Delhi for Muharram processions. Heavy police deployment was seen at Jama Masjid, Nizamuddin, Mehrauli and others areas of the city.
The Delhi traffic police stated that in view of the Tazia processions that will be taken out across the city on the occasion of Muharram, the Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory.
As per the advisory, major routes and areas affected include Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar, Okhla, Kamra Bangash, Mehrauli, Old Police Chowki, and Nizamuddin. Movement of city buses will be restricted and regulated on certain routes.
The procession will reform at 11 am, following the same route they took on Tuesday and assembling at Kalan Mahal to proceed to Karbala, Jor Bagh.
The first procession followed the route from Chhatta Shahzad, Kalan Mahal, and passed through Kamra Bangash, Chitli Qabar, Churi Walan, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar, and Hauz Qazi.
Another procession from Old Police Chowki, Ashok Basti, and moved through Qutub Road, Khari Baoli, Lal Kuan, Hauz Kazi, Chawri Bazar, and Jama Masjid, before returning along the reverse route. Tazias from Nizamuddin, Okhla, and Mehrauli headed directly to Karbala.
The traffic police also informed about routes to be avoided stating that traffic movement will be disrupted on Mathura Road, Ma Anandmayee Marg, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Road No. 56 near Anand Vihar terminal, Pankha Road, and Najafgarh Road from Zakhira to Kishanganj.
Those planning to go to the New Delhi railway station on Wednesday evening should leave in advance. They should avoid Connaught Place and reach the Ajmeri Gate side of the station through Tilak Marg, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg or through Rajghat and Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, depending on the movement of the processions, the advisory said.
The traffic will be regulated on numerous roads, including Jama Masjid Road, Chawri Bazar Road, Ajmeri Gate Road, Asaf Ali Road, Panchkuian Road, the Outer Circle of Connaught Place, Rafi Marg, Krishna Menon Marg, Aurobindo Marg, Motilal Nehru Marg, Barakhamba Road, Janpath, Sansad Marg, Tughlak Road, Ashoka Road, K G Marg, Lodhi Road, and Jor Bagh Road
