Day 1 of summit witnesses few traffic snarls

NEW DELHI: Minor traffic congestions were reported in south and New Delhi due to VVIP movement during the first day of the India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (India-ASEAN) summit. While Sardar Patel Marg between Dhaula Kuan and Panchsheel Marg remained closed on Thursday from 3pm to 7.30pm, very few snarls were reported in the area.
“People appeared to have followed the traffic advisory as there was not a long traffic tail even in Dhaula Kuan.The movements went along smoothly and there was not much dislocation of traffic,” joint commissioner of police (traffic) Satyendra Garg said.
On Friday, Sardar Patel Marg between Dhaula Kuan and Panchsheel Marg will remain closed between 11.30am and 2.30pm on Friday. Maulana Azad Road between Janpath and Mansingh Road would be closed from 6am to 12.30pm on Friday for the car rally which is part of the summit, said traffic officials. They have advised commuters to completely avoid the area from Sardar Patel Marg to Lodhi Road on Friday.