New Delhi, August 17: Heavy security arrangements have been done in the national capital owing to the final procession of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday. The Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory for commuters in the national capital along with several alternative routes.  Delhi police have made elaborate security arrangements for the last rites procession. It will be ensured that the people who come to pay last respect & the commuters face minimum inconvenience & that there is no compromise with security", Delhi DCP Madhur Verma said.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister and BJP stalwart breathed his last at 5:05 pm on Thursday at All India Institutes of Medical Science (AIIMS) following a prolonged illness. He was 93. Vajpayee was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in June and was undergoing a treatment since then. Following the deterioration of his health Vajpayee, who had been ailing for long, retreated from active public life over the last decade and remained restricted to his residence.

 

Almost all roads leading to central Delhi including Krishna Memon Marg, Akbar Road, Janpath and India Gate C-Hexagon, among others, will remain closed from 8 a.m. onwards for the general public today in order to ensure smooth vehicular movement during Vajpayee's final journey.

According to the traffic advisory by the Delhi Police, the following roads will be closed for general public from 8 a.m. onwards on Friday:

- Krishna Menon Marg

- Sunehri Bagh Road

- Tughlak Road

- Akbar Road

- Tees January Marg

- Janpath from Claridges Hotel to Windsor Place

- Man Singh Road

- C-Hexagon from Shahjahan Road to Tilak Marg

- Rajpath from Man Singh Road to C-Hexagon

- Ashok Road from Windsor Place to C-Hexagon

- 11. KG Marg from Feroz Shah Road to C-Hexagon

- Copernicus Marg from Mandi House to C-Hexagon

- Shahjahan Road

- Zakir Hussain Marg from SBM to India Gate (C-Hexagon)

- Tilak Marg From C-Hexagon to Tilak Bridge

- Bhagwan Dass Road

- Sikandara Road

- Mathura Road from Bhairon Marg T Point to W Point

- BSZ Marg from Tilak Bridge to Delhi Gate

- IP Marg

- DDU Marg

- JLN Marg from Rajghat to Delhi Gate

- Ring Road from IGI Stadium T Point to Yamuna Bazar

- Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Chhatta Rail

- Nishad Raj Marg from Netaji Subhash Marg to Shantivan

The following corridors will be available for commuters:

North-South Access

Alternative 1: Aurobindo Marg - Safdarjung Road - Mother Teresa Crescent - Park Street - Mandir Marg - Panchkuian Road - Rani Jhansi Road and reach the destination in North Delhi and vice-versa

Alternative 2: Reach Connaught Place - Minto Road - Bhavbhuti Marg - Ajmeri Gate-Shraddhanand Marg - Lahori Gate Chowk - Naya Bazar - Peeli Kothi - SP Mukherjee Marg and then reach the destination in North Delhi and vice versa

Alternative 3: Ring Road ISBT (Kashmere Gate) - Salim Garh bypass Road (Upper Ring Road ) - IP Estate Flyover and vice versa

Alternative 4: Reach Nizamuddin Bridge to cross Yamuna - Pushta Road - GT Road and cross over to ISBT and reach the destination in North Delhi and vice versa

East-West Corridor:

DND-NH24 - Vikas Marg - Shandara Bridge and Wazirabad Bridge will remain open to reach Ring Road

Vikas Marg - T/L Ring Road -T/R to Mathura Road - Bhairon Marg towards New Delhi

Traffic will also not be permitted on lower Ring Road from ISBT Kashmere Gate towards Shantivan and from IP flyover towards Rajghat. Vajpayee, the 10th prime minister of India who breathed his last on Thursday evening, will be cremated on Friday with full state honour.

The mortal remains of the former prime minister which is presently resting at his Krishna Menon Marg home will be taken to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters at around 9 a.m. Vajpayee's funeral procession will take place at Smriti Sthal at 1:30 pm.

As the country mourns the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Central Government has announced a seven-day state mourning throughout the country. The tri-colour will be flown at half-mast during the time.

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