The first procession will depart at around 9:00 pm on Tuesday night from Chhatta Shahzad, Kalan Mahal. It will pass through Kamra Bangash, Chitli Qabar, Churi Walan, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar and Hauz Qazi.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the Tazia processions during Muharram in the city. According to the advisory, Muharram will be observed in the capital on Tuesday and Wednesday. A procession is scheduled to start at 9 pm on Tuesday from Chhatta Shahzad, Kalan Mahal, passing through various areas like Kamra Bangash, Chitli Qabar, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, and more. The advisory highlights the route that will be followed and mentions that the procession will return via the same route. This advisory aims to ensure smooth traffic flow and security during the religious event.
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Muharram Processions routes
- The first procession will depart at around 9:00 pm on Tuesday night from Chhatta Shahzad, Kalan Mahal. According to the advisory, it will pass through Kamra Bangash, Chitli Qabar, Churi Walan, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar and Hauz Qazi.
- Another procession will be taken out from Old Police Chowki, Ashok Basti, Qutub Road, Khari Baoli, Lal Kuan, Hauz Kazi, Chawri Bazar and Jama Masjid, and will be taken back on the reverse route.
- The tazias from Nizamuddin, Okhla and Mehrauli would reach Karbala directly. Processions will also be taken out in East, Northeast, Shahdara, Northwest, Southeast, South and West districts.
- The procession will reform at 11:00 am on July 17 and take the same route and assemble at Kalan Mahal to proceed for Karbala and Jor Bagh,” the Delhi Traffic Police added. Read More: Weather Alert: IMD forecasts rainfall for Kerala, Goa; continued monsoon activity over peninsular and central India
Delhi traffic advisory
City buses traveling on Desh Bandhu Gupta Road and heading for Ajmeri Gate and beyond will stop at Aram Bagh and return via Chitragupta Road-Paharganj. Buses bound for New Delhi railway station will also stop at Aram Bagh. Those bound for Connaught Place and Central Secretariat will use Rani Jhansi Road, Mandir Marg, Park Street, and terminate at Udhyan Marg, returning via Kali Bari Marg.
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Buses from East and Central districts to Connaught Place and Central Secretariat will take Sikandra Road and terminate at Mandi House, returning via Bhagwan Dass Road-Tilak Marg. Buses on Tughlaq Road heading for Central Secretariat and Connaught Place will be diverted onto Prithviraj Road, Q-Point, Man Singh Road, Maulana Azad Road, and will terminate opposite Vigyan Bhawan, returning via Janpath.
Traffic movement is likely to be affected on Mathura Road, Ma Anandmayee Marg, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Road No. 56 (opposite the Anand Vihar terminal), Pankha Road, Najafgarh Road from Zakhira to Kishanganj, and other areas due to local processions.
Those planning to go to the New Delhi railway station on Wednesday evening should leave early and avoid Connaught Place, accessing the station via Tilak Marg, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, or through Rajghat and Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, depending on the movement of the processions.
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, Tughlaq Road, Ashoka Road, KG Marg, Lodhi Road, and Jor Bagh Road from 12 noon to 9:30 pm on both days.
