President Ram Nath Kovind to address nation today

President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation today on the eve of 72nd Independence Day. 

India will be celebrating its 72nd Independence Day tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver his speech from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. 

The Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory for commuters. It said, roads will be closed from 5 to 9 tomorrow morning at Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, SP Mukherjee Marg and Chandani Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg and Esplanade Road and its Link Road. Traffic will also be diverted on some roads. 

Movement of goods vehicles between Nizamuddin bridge and Wazirabad bridge will be prohibited from midnight tonight to 11 am



tomorrow. Parking facilities will not be available at the Delhi Metro stations till 2 pm. 

Alternative routes will remain open to railway stations, bus stations and hospitals near the venue of Independence Day function.

The President's address will be broadcast from 7 PM on the entire national network of All India Radio and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version.

AIR will broadcast the regional language versions from 8 PM onwards on its respective regional networks. On Doordarshan, the broadcast of the address in Hindi and English will be followed by broadcast in regional languages by regional channels.