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Republic Day 2024: The country will celebrate its 75th Republic Day on Friday (January 26). Special preparations have been made for the parade in the main function organized on the duty path. At the same time, taking lessons from the Parliament riot incident, Delhi Police has completed the fortification of the national capital. This time, special attention will be kept on everything from searching to security. To reach the duty path one has to go through a total of three layers of security. Especially shoes and jackets will be kept an eye on.
Let us tell you that December 13 was the 22nd anniversary of the attack on Parliament House. On the same day, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, two persons suddenly jumped down from the visitor’s gallery of Parliament and started creating ruckus. Both of them raised slogans, then took out the color spray hidden in their shoes and blew it in the air. This spread fear among the MPs. However, later both the accused were caught and handed over to the police. At the same time, two people were caught creating ruckus outside the Parliament. A woman and a young man were involved in this. Delhi Police was on guard outside the Parliament House. These accused had dodged the security forces and taken the color spray inside.
‘Soldiers will be alert in search and security’
Delhi Police learned a lesson from this incident and made special security arrangements on 26 January. This time the soldiers deployed for search and security have been asked to pay special attention to shoes. To reach the duty path on Friday, people will have to go through not one, but three layers of frisking.
‘Guests will not be able to come even with coins’
Especially those whose shawls are a little thick will be kept an eye on. The police personnel deployed in the CCTV control room have also been instructed to keep a close watch on the people. Pay special attention to jacket and shoes. The police have already forbidden people from bringing items which can be thrown away. This also includes coins.
‘Every movement will be monitored’
Security agencies have been put on alert mode. From the tableaux in the parade, preparations are being made to keep an eye on every corner of the campus. A radius of 5 km from the venue of the ceremony has been equipped with high resolution cameras. Every movement of the suspects will be monitored.
VIP will get parking next door
Meanwhile, Delhi Traffic Police said on Wednesday that this time special preparations have been made for parking on Republic Day. VIPs, including senior bureaucrats and politicians, will be provided parking facilities near their seating areas. This means that the guest’s car will be able to go till the parking lot where the seat has been allotted. Labels have also been given to the guests’ cars to guide them to the parking lot. A senior police officer said, there is always less space in VIP parking during Republic Day celebrations. This time we have provided parking facility near the seating area for VIP people. Their vehicle can go to the nearby parking lot. An advisory has also been issued regarding special parking arrangements for visitors.
‘Special preparations regarding parking’
Parking lots 3 and 4 behind Vigyan Bhawan have a capacity of 300 vehicles. Once parking at these spaces is full, guests will have to park only on Maulana Azad Road near Vigyan Bhawan and park their vehicles in Parking Lots 1 & 2 (behind Nirman Bhawan and Udyog Bhawan), 2A (Nirman Bhawan). And inside Udyog Bhawan), 5 (behind Jabta Masjid), 6 (Kota House, Jam Nagar House and Jailsammer House), 7 (Vanij Bhawan). The advisory states that vehicle parking is not allowed in the parking lots at New Delhi, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar railway stations from Thursday 10 pm to Friday 12 noon.
In view of the Republic Day celebrations, the general public has been told that parking of vehicles will not be allowed in the parking lots at New Delhi Railway Station, Old Delhi Railway Station, Nizamuddin Railway Station and Anand Vihar Railway Station from Thursday 10 pm to Friday 12 noon. Is. Police said, everyone is advised to use public transport vehicles. Pick-up and drop vehicles for passengers will be available outside the railway stations.
Advisory on traffic arrangements and restrictions
Delhi Police has issued an advisory on traffic arrangements and restrictions regarding Republic Day celebrations in the national capital. According to the advisory, the Republic Day parade will start from Vijay Chowk at 10.30 am and move towards the Red Fort grounds. The ceremony will take place at the National War Memorial, India Gate at 9.30 am. There will be extensive traffic arrangements and restrictions on the parade route. The advisory said that the parade will pass through Vijay Chowk, Dutva Path, C-Hexagon, Subhash Chandra Bose Square, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Netaji Subhash Marg and Red Fort. No traffic is being allowed on the duty route from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 6 pm on Wednesday. The restrictions will continue until the parade ends.
The advisory states that no traffic will be allowed on the duty route on Rafi Marg, Janpath, Man Singh Road from 10 pm on Wednesday night till the end of the parade. C-Hexagon-India Gate will remain closed for traffic from 9.15 am on Thursday till the parade crosses Tilak Marg. Traffic will not be allowed on Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and Netaji Subhash Marg from 10.30 am on Thursday.
Only cross-traffic will be allowed depending on the parade situation. The traffic advisory suggests alternative routes that drivers can follow. The advisory said that to reach the temple route, travelers can take the route from Madrasa, Lodhi Road T-Point to Aurobindo Marg, AIIMS Chowk, Ring Road-Dhaula Kuan, Vande Mataram Marg and Shankar Road.
Non-traditional flying like paragliders, paramotors, hang gliders, UAVs, UAS, microlight aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft, hot air balloons, small-sized aircraft, quadcopters or parajumping from aircraft is banned till February 15.
Passengers going from South Delhi towards New Delhi Railway Station can pass through Dhaula Kuan, Vande Mataram Marg, Panchkuian Road, Connaught Place Outer Circle and Chelmsford Road from Paharganj side and Minto Road and Bhavabhuti Marg from Ajmeri Gate side. From East Delhi one can take Boulevard Road via ISBT Bridge, Rani Jhansi Flyover, Jhandewalan Roundabout, DB Gupta Road, Sheela Cinema Road and Paharganj Bridge.
To travel to Old Delhi Railway Station from South Delhi, people have been urged to use Ring Road, Ashram Chowk, Sarai Kale Khan, Rajghat, Chowk Yamuna Bazar, SP Mukherjee Marg, Chhatta Rail and Kauria Bridge. Interstate buses going from Ghaziabad to Shivaji Stadium will have to take National Highway-24, Ring Road and terminate at Bhairon Road. Buses coming from National Highway-24 will turn right on Road No. 56 and terminate at ISBT-Anand Vihar.
Buses from Ghaziabad to Wazirabad Bridge will be diverted from Mohan Nagar towards Bhopra Chungi. No heavy transport/light goods vehicles will be allowed to enter Delhi from other states from 11 pm on Thursday till the end of the parade. These vehicles will be allowed to ply only on Ring Road between ISBT-Sarai Kale Khan and ISBT-Kashmiri Gate from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm on Friday.
‘Announcements will be made at metro stations’
Use public transport to reach the duty path. Those who have e-invitation cards or e-tickets to attend the Republic Day celebrations will be issued coupons on showing government-issued identity cards at metro stations. These coupons will be valid for exiting Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan stations to access the duty path, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement.
‘Guests will get coupons on showing their cards’
The same coupon will be valid for return journey from both these stations. Passengers with invitation cards marked 1 to 9 and V1 and V2 should deboard at Udyog Bhawan. Similarly, those marked from 10 to 24 and VN (with invitation cards) are advised to get down at the Central Secretariat. Regular announcements will also be made inside the trains to inform the passengers about this so that they can deboard at the designated stations in order.
‘President of France will be the chief guest’
This time French President Emmanuel Macron will be the chief guest on Republic Day. On January 26, he will join President Draupadi Murmu in the Republic Day parade in Delhi. He will start his two-day visit to India from Jaipur. Macron will do a road show with PM Modi in Jaipur and will also visit the hill fort Amer, Jantar Mantar, after that the road show, then Hawa Mahal. There is also a plan to go to Rambagh Palace from there. Later he will leave for Delhi. President Macron’s special plane will land at Jaipur Airport at around 2:30 pm on January 25. The French President’s visit comes at a time when top negotiators from both sides are considering finalizing two mega defense deals for India to purchase 26 Rafale-M fighter jets and three French-designed Scorpene submarines.
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