<p>New Delhi: Heavy traffic was witnessed in central <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi">Delhi</a> on Thursday due to the full dress rehearsal for Republic Day parade, causing inconvenience to commuters.</p>.<p>The major affected areas were near India Gate and ITO.</p>.<p>A commuter said that the traffic was heavy on Ring Road near the ITO loop and IP Extension.</p>.<p>"I was going to ITO when I found that Ring Road was packed with vehicles. The traffic on Vikas Marg was also very heavy. We had to take a U-turn near the IP Extension metro station," he said.</p>.Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Rahul Gandhi skips poll rally due to ill health.<p>Vehicles were also seen moving at a crawling pace near Shivaji Stadium metro station, close to Connaught Place in central Delhi.</p>.<p>Sneha Rai, a resident of Noida, mentioned that due to security checks at the Delhi-Noida border, there was heavy traffic in that section.</p>.<p>"Apart from the Delhi-Noida border, traffic was also heavy at Ashram Chowk and on Ring Road. The roads were closed near C-Hexagon at India Gate, leading to diversions for vehicles, which resulted in long queues," she said.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory regarding the restrictions and diversions on vehicular movement at and around India Gate. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Heavy traffic was witnessed in central <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi">Delhi</a> on Thursday due to the full dress rehearsal for Republic Day parade, causing inconvenience to commuters.</p>.<p>The major affected areas were near India Gate and ITO.</p>.<p>A commuter said that the traffic was heavy on Ring Road near the ITO loop and IP Extension.</p>.<p>"I was going to ITO when I found that Ring Road was packed with vehicles. The traffic on Vikas Marg was also very heavy. We had to take a U-turn near the IP Extension metro station," he said.</p>.Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Rahul Gandhi skips poll rally due to ill health.<p>Vehicles were also seen moving at a crawling pace near Shivaji Stadium metro station, close to Connaught Place in central Delhi.</p>.<p>Sneha Rai, a resident of Noida, mentioned that due to security checks at the Delhi-Noida border, there was heavy traffic in that section.</p>.<p>"Apart from the Delhi-Noida border, traffic was also heavy at Ashram Chowk and on Ring Road. The roads were closed near C-Hexagon at India Gate, leading to diversions for vehicles, which resulted in long queues," she said.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory regarding the restrictions and diversions on vehicular movement at and around India Gate. </p>