G20 Summit: Traffic Curbs In Delhi From Tonight, Schools Shut Tomorrow | Details Here

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

Preparations
for
a
seamless
and
secure
G20
Summit,
scheduled
for
September
9-10
in
the
national
capital,
are
in
full
swing.
To
ensure
the
safety
of
this
major
geopolitical
event,
the
Delhi
Police
has
issued
a
set
of
traffic
restrictions
that
will
be
in
effect
from
September
7
to
10.

Starting
after
midnight
on
September
7,
traffic
restrictions
will
be
enforced
at
the
Sirhaul
border,
remaining
in
place
until
midnight
on
September
10.
During
this
period,
heavy,
medium,
and
light
goods
vehicles
will
not
be
permitted
to
enter
Delhi
from
9
pm
today
until
midnight
on
Sunday.

As
per
a
notification
from
the
Delhi
government,
the
entire
district
will
be
designated
as
a
“Controlled
Zone”
from
Friday
morning
until
Sunday.
Only
legitimate
residents
and
authorized
vehicles,
including
those
engaged
in
essential
services
like
housekeeping,
catering,
waste
management
for
hotels
and
hospitals,
will
be
allowed
to
access
areas
such
as
India
Gate
and
C-Hexagon.

जी-20
समिट
(
दिनांक
9
व
10
सितंबर
)
के
दौरान,
सुगम
आवाजाही
के
लिए
यातायात
निर्देशिका।

Traffic
advisory
in
view
of

#G20Summit
on
Sept
9
&
10,
2023,
to
facilitate
hassle
free
movement
of
vehicles.

यातायात
निर्देशिका/Traffic
Advisory:

https://t.co/fFgh2gcsAK
pic.twitter.com/nEO09PFpf9

—
Delhi
Traffic
Police
(@dtptraffic)

August
31,
2023

Beginning
Friday
through
Sunday,
all
food
and
commercial
delivery
services,
excluding
medicines,
will
be
suspended.
Deliveries
from
platforms
like
Swiggy,
Zomato,
Amazon,
and
Flipkart
will
not
be
permitted
within
the
controlled
zone,
except
for
medicines
and
essential
items.

PM
Modi
To
Hold
High-Level
Meetings
To
Review
G20
Summit
Arrangements

Special
Commissioner
of
Police
(Traffic)
SS
Yadav
clarified,
“Essential
services
such
as
postal
and
medical
services,
as
well
as
sample
collections
by
pathology
labs,
will
be
permitted
across
Delhi.
In
the
New
Delhi
area,
commercial
activities
will
not
be
allowed.
Online
delivery
services
will
be
suspended,
but
medicine
deliveries
will
continue.”

Delhi
Traffic
Police
has
advised
Delhi-NCR
residents
to
consult
the
‘Mappls
Mapmyindia
App’ for
vital
traffic
and
public
transport
information
regarding
routes
to
the
airport,
railway
stations,
bus,
and
metro
stations
in
anticipation
of
the
G20
Summit.

Delhi
Govt
issues
Gazette
notification
of
the
Restrictions
to
be
imposed
during
G20
meeting

–
All
types
of
goods
vehicles,
commercial
vehicles,
interstate
buses
and
local
city
buses
shall
not
operate
on
Mathura
Road
(beyond
Ashram
Chowk),
Bhairon
Road,
Purana
Quila
Road
and…

pic.twitter.com/Urn8Ix9hMD

—
ANI
(@ANI)

September
5,
2023

From
5:00
pm
on
September
9
until
23:50
pm
on
September
10,
no
TSRs
(Three-Wheelers),
auto-rickshaws,
or
taxis
will
be
permitted
to
operate
or
enter
the
New
Delhi
District.
Vehicles
affiliated
with
the
Armed
Forces,
Police,
Disaster
Management
teams,
Ambulances,
or
those
involved
in
emergency
services
like
road
and
electric
supply
maintenance
will
have
unrestricted
movement
throughout
the
district.

IndiGo
has
informed
passengers
about
flight
cancellations
at
Delhi
airport
during
the
G20
Summit.
The
airline
stated,
“Due
to
the
G20
Summit
2023
taking
place
in
New
Delhi,
IndiGo
is
offering
one-time
waivers
for
passengers
traveling
to
and
from
Delhi
between
September
8
to
11,
2023.”

For
real-time
traffic
updates
and
additional
information,
the
public
can
visit
the
G20
traffic
virtual
help
desk
[https://traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/dtpg20info/],
the
Delhi
traffic
website,
Delhi
traffic
social
media
pages,
WhatsApp
at
8750871493,
and
Helpline
Numbers
1095/011-25844444,
along
with
the
Delhi
police
official
website.

GURUGRAM
Advises
Work-From-Home
for
Private
Institutions
on
Friday

In
light
of
traffic
restrictions
imposed
in
the
New
Delhi
district
due
to
the
G20
Summit
scheduled
for
September
9
and
10,
the
Gurugram
district
administration
has
issued
a
work-from-home
advisory
to
corporate
and
private
institutions
for
September
8.

District
Magistrate
and
Deputy
Commissioner
Nishant
Kumar
Yadav
stated,
“All
corporate
and
private
institutions
were
advised
to
instruct
their
employees
to
work
from
home
on
September
8
(Friday).”