Delhi NCR choked with traffic as full dress rehearsal commences for Independence day: See pics
A march past was conducted in the arena of the Red Fort as a part of the rehearsal.
New Delhi: Ahead of the 75th Independence Day celebrations on August 15, a full dress rehearsal was held at Red Fort in the national capital amid tight security on Friday morning. Take a look at visuals of the traffic jams cause in Delhi-NCR due to the rehearsal:
Delhi traffic police issued a traffic advisory for August 15
Netizens took to twitter to complain about the jams on rehearsal day
Special passes will be given for Independence day
Traffic was seen on the Noida highways as well
On Independence day many roads will be closed
Delhi police have asked travellers to keep note of the closed roads
These include Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Chatta Rail Chowk, Lothian Road from GPO Delhi to Chatta Rail Chowk, S.P.Mukherjee Marg from H.C.Sen Marg to Yamuna Bazar Chowk, Chandni Chowk Road from Fountain Chowk to Red Fort, Nishad Raj Marg from Ring Road to Netaji Subhash Marg, Esplanade Road and its Link Road to Netaji Subhash Marg, Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT and Outer ring Road from ISBT to IP Flyover i.e. Salimgarh Bypass.
Picture credit: Twitter