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Anticipating dense footfall successful Connaught Place and adjacent areas connected New Year’s Eve, the Delhi Traffic constabulary issued an advisory connected Tuesday astir postulation regulations successful cardinal Delhi and different bustling areas.
The advisory spells a vehicle-free Connaught Place from 7 p.m. connected Wednesday, with some backstage and nationalist transport barred. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation volition unopen the Rajiv Chowk metro station’s exit gates aft 9 p.m.
Authorities astatine the National Zoological Park (NZP) person enactment successful spot information measures, anticipating 25,000 to 30,000 visitors. “The footfall connected January 1, 2025, was 25,346. This is expected to spell up this twelvemonth arsenic we are already signaling implicit 20,000 visitors per day,” said Dr. Sanjeet Kumar, the NZP Director.
Forty information unit volition defender each introduction gate, visitant area, carnal enclosures, and parking zones.
“The fig of entry/exit gates volition beryllium accrued from six to eight. The footfall volition beryllium regulated done online summons bookings. We person requested Delhi Police to deploy unit connected January 1 to assistance with assemblage management, postulation movement, and law-and-order,” the manager added.
For animals, the manager said, species-specific dietary enrichment is being planned. Additionally, heaters and blowers person been installed, on with bedding and woody platforms successful the enclosures.
Traffic regulation
In presumption of immense footfall expected astatine the zoo, the Delhi postulation constabulary has advised commuters to debar the Bhairon temple-Mathura Road agelong betwixt Hazrat Nizamuddin and Pragati Maidan.
Vehicles volition not beryllium allowed astatine Mandi House, Bengali Market, Minto Road–DDU Marg crossing, R.K. Ashram Marg, Gole Market, Patel Chowk, Kasturba Gandhi Road–Ferozeshah Road crossing, Jai Singh Road–Bangla Sahib Lane, and Windsor Place, an serviceman said. Traffic restrictions volition besides beryllium successful spot astir Rani Jhansi Road and adjoining areas arsenic a immense unreserved is expected astatine Jhandewalan Mandir. Limited parking volition beryllium disposable astatine Connaught Place connected a first-come, first-served basis.
South Delhi’s fashionable malls—Select Citywalk, DLF Avenue, and MGF Metropolitan—will besides spot postulation diversions successful place.
