Delhi Police released a traffic advisory for the Tazia processions occurring throughout the city for Muharram. Muharram is set to be observed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A procession will begin around 9 pm on Tuesday from Chhatta Shahzad, Kalan Mahal, passing through Kamra Bangash, Chitli Qabar, Churi Walan, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar, and Hauz Qazi, before reversing its route. Another procession will start from Old Police Chowki, Ashok Basti, Qutub Road, Khari Baoli, Lal Kuan, Hauz Kazi, Chawri Bazar, and Jama Masjid, also reversing its route. Tazias from Nizamuddin, Okhla, and Mehrauli will head directly to Karbala.
Additional Tazia processions will take place in East, Northeast, Shahdara, Northwest, Southeast, South, and West districts. On Wednesday at 11 am, the procession will follow the same route and gather at Kalan Mahal before proceeding to Karbala, Jor Bagh.
City buses on Desh Bandhu Gupta Road heading for Ajmeri Gate and beyond will stop at Aram Bagh and return via Chitragupta Road-Paharganj. Buses to the New Delhi railway station will also stop at Aram Bagh. Buses bound for Connaught Place and Central Secretariat will take Rani Jhansi Road, Mandir Marg, Park Street, terminate at Udhyan Marg, and return via Kali Bari Marg. Buses from East and Central districts to Connaught Place and Central Secretariat will use Sikandra Road, terminating at Mandi House, and return via Bhagwan Dass Road-Tilak Marg.
Buses on Tughlaq Road headed for Central Secretariat and Connaught Place will be diverted to Prithviraj Road, Q-Point, Man Singh Road, Maulana Azad Road, terminating opposite Vigyan Bhawan, and return via Janpath.
Traffic may be affected on Mathura Road, Ma Anandmayee Marg, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Road No. 56 (opposite Anand Vihar terminal), Pankha Road, and Najafgarh Road from Zakhira to Kishanganj due to other local processions.
Travelers to the New Delhi railway station on Wednesday evening should leave early and avoid Connaught Place, reaching the Ajmeri Gate side via Tilak Marg, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, or Rajghat and Jawaharlal Nehru Marg.
Traffic will be regulated on 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 from 12 noon to 9:30 pm.
Traffic congestion is expected along procession routes and adjacent roads, and motorists are advised to avoid these areas. For uninterrupted travel, commuters are recommended to use metro services, particularly on affected routes.
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