No Metro train service in Delhi till 2-30 pm today

Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate traffic arrangements to ensure safety of motorists on roads and check the incidents of drunken driving, over-speeding, reckless driving, dangerous driving and performing stunts on two-wheelers during Holi.

Special checking teams will be deployed at major intersections and vulnerable points to detect and prosecute traffic violations. Special Traffic Police checking teams along with PCR and Local Police teams will be stationed on various roads and strategic locations all over Delhi to check drunken driving, Red Light jumping.

As per government directives, this year, public celebrations and gatherings, congregations during Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Navaratri are not allowed in public places, public parks, markets and religious places in the national capital. Delhi Police said, any person found violating directives for Covid-19 will be prosecuted as per law.

Delhi Disaster Management Authority had directed all District



Magistrates, Police, law enforcement authorities to ensure that public celebrations and gatherings, congregations are not be allowed in public places. The Authority has observed that there has been a persistent rise in Covid 19 cases in Delhi during the last fortnight.

Delhi Traffic Police has appealed to all motorists to avoid traffic violations especially drunken driving, overspeeding, triple riding, riding without helmet and driving in wrong carriageway. The Police has also appealed to general public not to celebrate these festivals in public places and to follow Covid directives given by the Government.

Meanwhile, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has said that Metro services will not be available till 2.30 PM on all lines of Delhi Metro including Rapid Metro and Airport Express Line today. Metro train services will start at 2:30 PM from terminal stations on all lines on the same day and will continue normally thereafter.