Interpol meet: Oct 18–21 to see controlled traffic on a number of Delhi roads; see details

The passage of traffic on a number of Delhi roads will be controlled between October 18 and 21, according to an official, in view of the 90th Annual General Assembly of Interpol, which will be held in the capital between October 18 and 21.

Interpol held its 90th Annual General Assembly from October 18 to 21 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. There will be delegations from 195 nations at the event. On October 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally open the Assembly, and on October 21, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will deliver the closing remarks. According to a senior member of the Delhi Traffic Police, accommodations for the delegates’ stay have been made at The Lalit, The Imperial, Shangri-La, Le Meridien, The Oberoi, Hyatt Regency, and The Ashok hotels.

The delegates will be travelling between their lodging, Pragati Maidan, JLN Stadium, and the airport. According to the official, certain traffic control measures will be put into place to ensure that delegates may travel easily from their lodgings to Pragati Maidan.

Traffic volume will be controlled on the following roads: Ashoka Road, Firoz Shah Road, Janpath, Barakhamba Road, Sikandra Road, Bhairon Road, Mathura Road, Subramaniam Bharti Marg, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Marg, Panchsheel Marg, Rajesh Pilot Marg, Kamal Attaturk Marg, Shantipath, Maharshi Raman Marg, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Bhishma Pitamah Marg.

It’s necessary to reduce the amount of traffic on the district’s roadways, and this may be done with the help of businesses, organisations, and people. Employees can be encouraged to take public transportation, to work from home if they like, and to stagger their working hours. According to the Delhi Traffic Police spokesman, people can cooperate by delaying needless travel plans, using buses and metro rail for necessary travel, and avoiding roads in the New Delhi District.

He warned that commuters near the New Delhi district would experience delays and might consider taking alternate routes.

The national capital’s police force and security agencies are both on high alert.

According to a senior official, a conference was recently conducted to assess security and potential threats during the four-day event, in which 195 countries are scheduled to participate, as well as the current holiday season.

“The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Delhi Police and other concerned agencies. At the meeting, security at hotels where delegations will stay, travel routes, and security measures at the venue where the meeting will be held were discussed in detail,” he said.

For the security of the event that will take place at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi between October 18 and 21, more than 4,000 members of the Delhi police force, including security units, Crime Branch personnel, local police stations, paramilitary personnel, and reserve police personnel, have been deployed. A control room has been built up for the purpose of monitoring CCTVs.

Delhi Police now oversees security at five-star hotels, including The Lalit, Shangri-la, Hyatt Regency, The Imperial, and others in the New Delhi and South West Delhi districts.

“We have deployed Delhi Police personnel in and around hotels where delegations will stay during the event. Cops in plain clothes have also been deployed to keep watch on any suspicious movement or any unverified person at the locations,” he said.

Since Saturday, the police have been in charge of the venue’s and hotels’ security.

The JLN stadium event and Pragati Maidan are both protected by a composite security system.

The General Assembly, which meets once a year and is made up of representatives from all 195 of Interpol’s member nations, is the organization’s highest governing body.