Traffic to remain affected in parts of Delhi on Jan 9-10 due to Urs-e-Mubarak: Police

The Delhi Police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory informing commuters about alternate routes they may have to take due to the 811th UrseMubarak of Sufi Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer SharifThe threedaylong event began on Sunday affecting traffic in central and southern partsAnkit Kumar a commuter said Traffic was slow near Hyatt Regency towards AIIMS However I took an alternate route to reach my destinationAnother commuter Vishesh Singh said he was faced with a heavy traffic on the Outer Ring Road near Bhairon Marg because of the closing of Pragati Maidan tunnel The tunnel is shut on every Sunday due to which traffic crawls on the Outer Ring Road even on the weekendTraffic will be affected on Monday and Tuesday as well with the opening of most officesPolice said the traffic on these two days will be affected on several stretches such as Jama Masjid Chowk Matia MahalChitli Qabar Tiraha Bairam Khan Delhi Gate ITO Pragati Maidan Matka Shah Baba Purana Quila Sunder Nagar Oberoi Hotel and Dargah Hazarat NizamuddinTraffic restrictions were made on Sunday from 1 pm across places in central Delhi during the processionMatia Mahal Road Netaji Subhash Marg Delhi Gate Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg JLN Marg ITO Crossing Wpoint Ring Road Bhairon Road Junction Mathura Road Shershah RoadMathura Road Junction Subramania Bharti MargMathura Road Junction and Mathura Road from DPS School towards Neela Gumbad saw diversions and other restrictions while the procession was taken out according to policeAccording to the traffic police advisory similar measures will be imposed on Monday on Lodhi Road Safdarjung Road INA Market Aurobindo MargiquestHauz KhasIIT up to Qutub Minar MehrauliAlso Read No Parking Zone in Kherwadi restrictions eased in BKC police shares detailsOn Tuesday traffic movement will be restricted on Anuvrat Marg Andheria More crossing MG Road from Andheria More up to Aya Nagar Border the advisory saidThe procession on Monday will be carried out along the Lodhi Road Safdarjung Road INA Green Park Hauz KhasIIT Gate Adhchini Village Dargah Mai Sahiba with a 2hour rest on Mai Sahiba Major stop at Dargah Qutbuddin Rahmatullah it statedThe procession on Tuesday will move along Meena Bazar and will stop for two hours at Qila Masjid and will enter Haryana proceeding from Andheria Mod and MG Road in GurugramThe procession will head for Ajmer via Jama MasjidNudun Chowk Rasta Firozpur Jhirka Alwar Station Akabarpur and Virat Nagar the advisory saidThe commuters going to railway stations ISBT and IGI Airport should leave much ahead of the scheduled time the advisory saidThe traffic police also advised people to take public transport and avoid roadside parking to help keep roads uncongestedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever