New Delhi:
Delhi Police on Monday issued a traffic advisory for Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, which will start from the central part of the city and enter Uttar Pradesh and cross the Loni border.
According to the advisory, the Congress Yatra will resume around 10 am on Tuesday from Marghat Wale Baba, Hanuman Mandir, near the Red Fort and reach the Loni border around 12 noon.
The Yatra runs through Iron Bridge-Shastri Park Metro Station, Old GT Road, Furniture Market, Ansari Road, Maujpur, Babarpur, Wazirabad Road and Gokulpuri Police Station to reach Loni Roundabout.
A large number of pedestrians and vehicles are expected to join the Yatra at various points along the route, according to the police.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg, Netaji Subhash Marg, Ring Road/MGM Marg, Road from Hanuman Mandir to Old Iron Bridge, Geeta Colony/Pushta Road, Ansari Road, GT Road, Jafrabad Main Road, Wazirabad Road and Loni Road will be affected due to the Yatra, said it.
Traffic is expected to remain heavy from Chhata Rail Chowk, Red Fort, SPM Marg, Old Iron Bridge, Pushta Road, Ansari Road, on GT Road from Yudhishthir Setu to Seelampur T-Point, from Shahdra Flyover to Loni Gol Chakkar on Wazirabad Road and Loni Road, it said.
The police asked commuters to cooperate by avoiding or bypassing the affected roads and using public transport.
There will be a “gradual and dynamic diversion” to keep traffic flowing smoothly, the advisory said, advising people heading towards ISBT/train stations/airports on Tuesday to plan their journey with enough time.
The march entered the national capital on December 24.
According to Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders, the march will enter the state on January 3 and cover a distance of 120 kilometers before crossing over to Haryana on January 5.
AICC general secretary (communication) Jairam Ramesh had earlier said that the Yatra, which is currently on a winter break, will resume on January 3 from Hanuman Mandir at Delhi’s Kashmere Gate and enter Ghaziabad in UP around noon.
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