In view of the possibility of heavy crowd during the Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival at the ISKCON temple in East of Kailash, Delhi, the traffic police has issued a traffic advisory. Under this, information has been given about closing the roads, changing the routes and banning the movement of heavy vehicles in some areas of South and South-East Delhi. According to the advisory, only pedestrian movement will be allowed between Captain Gaur Marg and Sant Nagar Lal Batti on Raja Dheer Sen Marg during the festival. Drivers have been advised to use alternative routes like Captain Gaur Marg, Outer Ring Road, Mahatma Gandhi Marg and Lala Lajpat Rai Marg.
The traffic police has appealed to the devotees to use public transport, especially the Delhi Metro, to avoid crowds. People coming by metro have been advised to get down at the NSIC Okhla metro station and reach the temple via Captain Gaur Marg. Also, people have been advised to plan their journey in advance and follow the signs placed on the route and the instructions of the traffic police. To ensure smooth movement of motorists, the traffic police has imposed special arrangements and restrictions from 8 am on Saturday to 2 am on August 17. During this time, the movement of heavy, medium and light goods vehicles will be banned on major routes. Vehicles going from Mahatma Gandhi Marg towards Captain Gaur Marg Ring Road intersection will be diverted towards Ashram or Moolchand. Vehicles going from Outer Ring Road towards Captain Gaur Marg Ring Road intersection will be directed towards Modi Mill flyover. Similarly, vehicles coming from Outer Ring Road at Paras Chowk will be diverted towards Modi Mill flyover or Chirag Dilli, while vehicles coming from BRT Central School flyover will be diverted towards Chirag Dilli.
Officials said that this arrangement has been made to maintain the safety of the public and smooth movement of vehicles, as thousands of devotees and VIPs are expected to attend the festival to be held in the temple. Along with this, Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory giving information about traffic changes and route restrictions in view of a special program to be held in Rohini on August 17. According to this, for the smooth movement of vehicles and safety of people during the program, many roads will be closed or restricted for entry, especially around Bhagwan Mahavir Road, Bawana Road, Kanjhawala Road, Kanjhawala Link Road and Badshah Dahiya Marg.