Several commuters were stranded on roads.
New Delhi:
Central Delhi witnessed massive traffic congestion on Tuesday due to the Republic Day parade rehearsals, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded on the roads.
Posting a picture of the heavy traffic near Kartavya Path, a user on While some users reported that they were late for work or didn’t want to go to work due to Delhi roads being jam-packed.
Don’t feel like going out for work. The traffic in Delhi is horrible pic.twitter.com/HeHw4ViTOE
— Varun Bahl🇮🇳 (@bahl65) January 21, 2025
Heavy traffic congestion was also reported in several parts of south Delhi. One of the commuters posted on social media that they were stuck in a traffic jam on MB Road for two hours.
Some commuters who opted for metro complained of long queues at the stations due to heightened security checks ahead of Republic Day.
A user posted a video on For a corporate life. We all know that 26th January (Republic Day) is near but we can’t afford it in that time. The Delhi Police had earlier said issued a traffic advisory and stated that special traffic arrangements had been made for four days in order to facilitate the uninterrupted movement of Parade on Kartavyapath.