Dec 31 Travel Restrictions: Delhi Metro To Close Exit Doors At Rajiv Chowk After 9 PM - Details Here

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has announced that it will shut down the exit of Rajiv Chowk Metro Station after 9 pm on New Year's eve i.e. December 31. Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru will also have restrictions imposed. Know all about it here.

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New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has announced that it will shut down the exit of Rajiv Chowk Metro Station after 9 pm on New Year's eve i.e. December 31 to prevent too much congestion at Connaught Place.  According to this announcement, commuters will be able to enter the Rajiv Chowk Metro station but they will not be able to exit after 9 pm on December 31. "To ease overcrowding on New Year's Eve (31 December 2020), exit from Rajiv Chowk metro station will not be allowed after 9 PM onwards. Entry of passengers will be allowed till the departure of the last train. Please plan your journey accordingly,": the tweet on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's official handle read.

New Year Eve Update

To ease overcrowding on New Year's Eve (31 December 2020), exit from Rajiv Chowk metro station will not be allowed after 9 PM onwards. Entry of passengers will be allowed till the departure of last train. Please plan your journey accordingly. — Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I कृपया मास्क पहनें???? (@OfficialDMRC) December 30, 2020

Meanwhile, Section 144 will be imposed in Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru from 6 pm on December 31 till 6 am on January 1. MG Road, Church Street, Brigade Road, Koramangala and Indiranagar in Bengaluru are usually very crowded on new year's eve as people gather in thousands to become a part of the celebrations. However, the usual festivities this year have taken a hit because of the Coronavirus pandemic and now with the UK strain having entered the country, people are advised to be much more careful as the mutant is termed to be "superspreader". 7 cases of the new Covid variant have been reported in Karnataka alone. All these busy areas have been listed as 'no man zones'. CCTVs have been installed everywhere so that the places can be monitored to spot violators. Police have appealed to people to stay at their homes. WATCH | Take a look at India's preparedness for Corona vaccination process