Delhi Police bans flying of aerial platforms; imposes traffic curbs

Delhi Police has said that the prohibition imposed on August 1 on the flying of subconventional aerial platforms such as paragliders UAVs hot air balloons and small size powered aircraft over the city till Thursday August 15 as per the PTIThe police has issued a traffic advisory ahead of Independence Day imposing restrictions on movement around the Red Fort area on Thursday reported the PTIThe police said that ight road stretches Netaji Subhash Marg Lothian Road SP Mukherjee Marg Chandni Chowk Road Nishad Raj Marg Esplanade Road and its link road to Netaji Subhash Marg Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT and Outer Ring Road from ISBT to IP Flyover will remain closed for general traffic on Thursday the advisory saidVehicles without parking labels for Independence Day event may avoid CHexagon India Gate Copernicus Marg Mandi House Sikandra Road W Point A Point Tilak Marg Mathura Road BSZ Marg Netaji Subhash Marg JL Nehru Marg Ring Road between Nizamuddin Khatta and ISBT Kashmere Gate and Outer Ring Road from Nizamuddin Khatta to ISBT Kashmere Gate via Salimgarh bypass it said the PTI reportedThe general public is advised not to bring cameras binoculars remote control car keys umbrella handbags briefcases transistors cigarette lighters tiffin boxes water bottles lunch boxes etc it statedIn exercise of powers conferred upon by Sec163 of the BNSS 2023 CPDelhi has ordered for the observance ofNoFly ZoneProhibition of certain flying objects in the NCT of Delhi from 02082024 to 16082024 in view of IndependenceDay celebrationsDelhiPoliceUpdates pictwittercomEK3NNN1kTFmdash Delhi Police DelhiPolice August 1 2024It also asked the public not to touch any suspicious object and immediately report about the presence of any such object to the nearest policemanFlying of subconventional aerial platforms like paragliders paramotors hang gliders UAVs micro light aircraft remotely piloted aircraft hot air balloons small size powered aircraft quadcopters or para jumping from aircraft etc are prohibited over the jurisdiction of Delhi up to Thursday it saidFor north to south access commuters can take alternative routes from Aurobindo Marg Safdarjang Road Kamal Ataturk Marg Kautilya Marg SP Marg 11 Murti Mother Teresa Crescent Park Street Mandir Marg Panchkulan Road Rani Jhansi Road and reach their destinations in north Delhi and viceversa the advisory saidSimilarly commuters going from east to west can take NH24 NH9 Nizamuddin Khatta Barapula Road under AllMS Flyover Ring Road NH24 NH9Nizamuddin Khatta Ring Road Bhairon Road Mathura Road Subramanian Bharti Marg Rajesh Pilot Marg Prithviray Road Safdarjung Road Kamal Ataturk Marg Panchsheel Marg SP MargRidge Road accordingly and vice versa it statedOld Iron Bridge and Geeta Colony Bridge towards Shanti Van will be closed on Thursday it saidGoods vehicles will not be permitted between Nizamuddin Khatta and Wazirabad Bridge from 12 am Wednesday to 11 am Thursday Interstate buses will not be allowed between Maharana Pratap ISBT and Sarai Kale Khan ISBT from 12 am Wednesday to 11 am Thursday the advisory statedLocal city buses including from the DTC should not move on Ring Road from 12 am Wednesday to 11 am Thursday between ISBT Kashmere Gate and Ring Road NH24 NH9NH Tpoint Nizamuddin Khatta and should take available alternative routes it saidAll buses otherwise terminating at Old Delhi Railway Station Red Fort Bhai Mati Dass Chowk Mon Gate ISBT Pragati Maidan and Ambedkar Stadium Terminal shall terminate opposite Turkman Gate Asaf Ali Road it saidwith PTI inputs