New Delhi, October 19: Delhi Police have issued a traffic advisory for Friday in the wake of Dussehra 2018 celebrations in the national capital. The police released a list of routes where people will have to face restrictions and slow movement of traffic. The police suggested Delhiites to use public transport to reduce congestion on roads and avoid roadside parking to avoid an obstruction in the normal flow of traffic. It also released the list of venues where Dussehra would be celebrated by burning effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad.

According to the traffic advisory issued by the Delhi police, traffic restrictions will be in place in Netaji Subhash Marg, Nishad Raj Marg (New Darya Ganj Road), Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg and Turkman Gate after 5 pm, depending on the crowd situation. Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Alok Kumar said people going to New Delhi Railway Station, Old Delhi Railway Station, Nizamuddin Railway Station, and ISBT should leave early, keeping the possibility of traffic jam in their mind.

Traffic will be slow in Kotwali, Kamla Market, Ambedkar Nagar, Greater Kailash, South Avenue, Delhi Cantonment, RK Puram, Dwarka, Uttam Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Kirti Nagar, Hari Nagar, Vikas Puri, Naraina, Sultan Puri, Subhash Place, Keshav Puram, Model Town, Adarsh Nagar, Bhalswa dairy, Jahangir Puri, Shalimar Bagh, Maurya Enclave, Narela, Madhu Vihar, Seelam Puri, New Usman Pur, Anand Vihar, Gandhi Nagar and Farsh Bazar due to Ravan Dahan (burning of effigies Ravan) events in these areas.

Dusshera, also known as Vijayadashami, is majorly celebrated in eastern and northeastern states of India, marking the end of Durga Puja. In Northern India, effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran, and Meghnad are burnt with fireworks marking the destruction of evil. (With agency inputs)

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