New Delhi: Ahead of G20 summit, The Delhi government has issued a gazette notification on traffic restrictions imposed.
New Delhi: Ahead of G20 summit, The Delhi government has issued a gazette notification on traffic restrictions imposed.
All types of goods vehicles, commercial vehicles, inter-state buses and local city buses, such as Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS) buses, will not ply. Operate inside Mathura Road (Ahead of Ashram Chowk), Bhairon Road, Purana Qila Road and Pragati Maidan tunnel from midnight of 7th and 8th September to midnight of 10th September, According to a gazette notification issued.
It reads, “Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), Medium Goods Vehicles (MGVs) and Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) are permitted to enter Delhi from 21:00 hrs on 07.09.2023 till 23:59 hrs on 10.09.2023 Will not be given.”
However, goods vehicles with valid “no-entry permission” carrying essential commodities like milk, vegetables, fruits, medical supplies etc. will be allowed to enter Delhi. The entire area of New Delhi district will be considered as “Controlled Zone-I” from the morning of September 8 to the morning of September 10.
Only genuine residents, authorized vehicles and vehicles dealing with housekeeping, catering, waste management etc. for hotels, hospitals and other important establishments in the district will be allowed to travel on C-Hexagon, India Gate and other roads.
The notification said, “No TSR and taxi will be allowed to enter or ply in New Delhi district from 05:00 am on 09.09.2023 till 23:59 pm on 10.09.2023.” However, all types of commercial vehicles, including the buses already present in Delhi, shall be allowed to move on Ring Road and the road network beyond Ring Road towards the borders of Delhi,it added.
The notification further said, “Taxis carrying bona fide residents and tourists having valid bookings in hotels located inside New Delhi district and intending to go to the New Delhi railway station will be allowed to ply on the road network inside New Delhi district.”
Vehicles engaged in armed forces, paramilitary forces, police, disaster management, fire tenders, ambulances and emergency services like road maintenance, power supply, water or sewage lines, communication networks, etc. will be allowed to move throughout Delhi.
