Videos circulating on social media showed endless traffic snarls, rows of school buses, and scores of students seeking shelter at nearby petrol pumps
Amid festive celebrations in the national capital and with heavy traffic anticipated during Ramleela and Dussehra events, the Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday issued advisory urging commuters to avoid certain stretches, follow diversions and plan their journeys in advance. In connection with the Ramleela celebrations at DDA Utsav Ground, IP Extension, between 5 pm and 11 pm on Thursday, officials said heavy pedestrian movement and traffic congestion are likely in and around the venue. Special traffic arrangements have been made to ensure safety of visitors and smooth vehicular flow. The advisory noted that congestion is expected on Karkari Road till Telco T-point, Road Number 57A from Hasanpur Depot Red Light till NH-24, Vikas Marg, CCS Marg and NH-24. Commuters have been advised to avoid these stretches particularly between 5 pm and 9 pm. Those travelling towards Max Hospital Patparganj, Road Number 57A, Anand Vihar ISBT and Vikas Marg have been asked to plan their journeys ...
Traffic movement in Delhi's Paharganj area will be affected on Thursday afternoon due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions, the Delhi Traffic Police said in an advisory on Wednesday. The advisory highlighted that the Paharganj samuhik shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession will occur on August 14, with restrictions and diversions commencing from 1.30 pm. The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Bankey Bihari Ji in Sangatrasan Bazar, Paharganj, and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk, and Arakashan Road. The Tazia procession is set to begin at Ajmeri Gate, Pul Paharganj, and DBG Road, directing towards Chelmsford Road and the New Delhi Railway Station, the advisory informed. Traffic restrictions and diversions will be enforced on Chelmsford Road, Arakashan Road, and Desh Bandhu Gupta Road during the events. Commuters have been advised to avoid these stretches during the procession timings to prevent delays and .
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He added that the BTP and IISC have simulation models, which can create re-routing permutations and he has requested the data from Google, Uber, Ola and Rapido that will help with the re-routing
The report comes at a time when multiple Indian cities are facing rising strain on public infrastructure, with urban mobility emerging as a key factor in sustainable city planning
EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti has announced a Rs 1 crore commitment to tackle traffic congestion in Bengaluru using AI and satellite data, urging authorities and citizens to join hands in fixing the city's growing traffic problem.In a detailed post on X, Pitti shared that he was stuck in traffic for over two hours while covering just 11 km late at night in Bengaluru. He said the worst part was being stranded at a choke point on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) for 100 minutes, with no traffic light or police officer in sight."I am committing INR 1 Cr to find Bangalore Choke-Points via Google Maps & AI. 11 km 2.15 hours in Bangalore Traffic on Saturday late night! I was stuck at one choke-point at ORR, where I spent 100 minutes struggling to understand why there is no traffic-light or cop here," Pitti posted on X.However, he made it clear that he does not want to simply complain about the issue. "But I don't want one more 'Bengaluru Traffic Meme or Rant'. I WANT TO FIX IT," he ..
The case relates to a 40-hour traffic jam on the Indore-Dewas section of the Agra-Mumbai National Highway, in which three people died last week
India has taken a big leap towards smart and safer highways. The Dwarka Expressway in Delhi has become the first in the country to be equipped with an AI-powered Advanced Traffic Management System.
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Bengaluru is getting a disproportionate rap for its traffic because of bad PR, said celebrity entrepreneur and co-founder of Zerodha, Nikhil Kamath, in the latest episode of his podcast 'WTF is' Kamath had a freewheeling chat with B Dayananda, Commissioner of Police (CP), and M N Anucheth, Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), Traffic, in his podcast, which is available on Spotify. The video of the interaction is also posted on Kamath's official YouTube page. Noting that whenever he says anything good about Bengaluru, he is always confronted with traffic, traffic, traffic, Kamath asked the JCP if there is a solution to the traffic problem in Bengaluru. "I also think that the problem is overstated because I don't know, bad PR? Maybe we have not done a good job of telling our story," said Kamath. Anucheth agreed that the amount of criticism Bengaluru is getting is disproportionate to the problem at hand. "I think every major metropolitan city across the world faces the issue of traff
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According to officials, around 1,000 vehicles were moving towards Prayagraj in every hour at Chakghat border and nearly 800 returning from there in the same period
A staggering 300-km-long traffic jam has left lakhs of pilgrims stranded on their way to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. With major highways choked and devotees stuck for days.
As the devotees sought to attend the world's largest religious gathering, many found themselves stuck in their cars hundreds of kilometres away from the sacred site