Heavy traffic was witnessed at many places in Delhi as 5,000 weddings were scheduled to take place in the city on Monday, officials said. The Delhi Police deployed around 1,000 personnel to manage traffic and constantly updated commuters through its Twitter handle, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Alok Kumar said.

"We deployed around 1,000 traffic police personnel to ensure the smooth flow of traffic as 5,000 weddings were scheduled to take place this evening," he said. Despite attempts by the police, there was heavy traffic congestion at several intersections following weddings across the national capital, including south and east districts where most of the banquet halls are located.