G20 Summit: Restrictions to come into force in New Delhi district; what’s allowed, what’s not

With the G20 Summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi just days away, several guidelines have been issued related to traffic, commercial activity in New Delhi. The G20 Summit 2023 will take place on September 9-10 at the Bharat Mandapam convention centre. 

The New Delhi district will be termed as “Controlled Zone 1” from 5 am on September 8 to 11:59 pm on September 10. For the same time frame, parts of North and Central Delhi, around Rajghat, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg and Shanti Van Chowk, will be termed as “Controlled Zone 2”.

Commercial activity will not be permitted in the New Delhi district. This includes online delivery services among other restrictions. However, delivery of medicines is exempted from this. 

Meanwhile, essential services like postal services, medical services like pathology collections will be allowed to remain open, the Traffic Police said on Monday. Taxi cabs with valid identification and ferrying passengers from IGI Airport or with hotel bookings in the New Delhi area will also be permitted. 

For hotel bookings in New Delhi district, when arriving from airport or railway station entry will be allowed upon presenting boarding passes or booking documents. There can be possible 10-15 minute delays due to security checking. 

Metro services will run normally except from the Supreme Court station. However, some stations will see temporary closures of 10-15 minutes for VIP movements or security reasons. 

(Inputs from IANS)