New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Citing congestion in some parts of the national capital due to law and order arrangements the Delhi Traffic Police on Monday asked commuters to plan their travel accordinglyTaking to Twitter the Delhi Traffic Police posted an advisory that read Traffic will remain affected today at specific stretches due to law and order arrangements Traffic at Sardar Patel Marg MTC Shanti Path towards South Avenue Road Gole Methi round about Ashoka Road Tughlaq Road K Kamraj Marg will be affected from 4 pm to 720 pm according to the advisory PTI AMP RDT RHL
New Delhi Apr 24 PTI The Delhi government is mulling to bring Malcha Mahal the 14th century Tughlaq-era hunting lodge located in the central ridge on citys tourist map after renovating the heritage structure official sources said Malcha Mahal was the abode of self-proclaimed descendants of the Nawab of Awadh and lies neglected since the death of the last of the royal family in September 2017 Hidden behind thick foliage in the central ridge along Sardar Patel Marg the ancient structure is neither the ASI protected monument nor the state government has paid any attention to conserve it The hope to conserve its heritage value has been rekindled as the sources said the state governments archaeology department is making effort to hire a consultant to prepare a detailed plan for its restorationA request for proposal is being prepared and it will be issued soon to hire a consultant for the restoration work of Malcha Mahal We are planning to invite agencies who have expertise in this field to carry out the restoration work the sources said adding that if everything goes as per plan the restoration work should begin in the next five-six months After starting of the restoration work it is likely to take a few years to complete the project they said The official sources said that most of the people are unaware about this hidden historical monument in the city so the government is also planning to put it on citys tourist map by developing tourist friendly activities there They however said that this plan is in very nascent stage and it will be early to predict what sort of facilities or activities will be planned there for tourism purposes Let us first work on the restoration of the heritage site then we can plan tourism activities there the official sources said According to officials Malcha Mahal was built by the then Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq and was used as a hunting lodge by him PTI AKM KVK KVK
New Delhi Sep 17 PTI In view of a protest march organised by members of the Shiromani Akali Dal SAD against the Centres farm laws the Delhi Traffic Police on Friday alerted commuters about closure of specific roads and suggested diversions to avoid any inconvenience Taking to Twitter the Delhi Traffic Police informed about closure of roads at Jharoda Kalan border and suggested commuters to refrain from using these routes in view of the farmers movement A senior police officer said Members of Shiromani Akali Dal have gathered at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj on Friday morning in view of a protest march organised by them against the farm laws The SAD under the leadership of its President Sukhbir Singh Badal had given a call to take out a the march starting from Gurdwara Talab Ganj Sahib to Parliament House against the anti-farmer laws passed by the Central government Due to a demonstration call by farmers to assemble at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj police pickets have been placed in precaution at different areas in the national capital while traffic is being released after vehicles have been checked a senior traffic police officer said The protesters had given a call for a march from Gurudarwa Rakab Ganj to Parliament to oppose the Centres new farm laws Gurdwara Rakabganj Road RML Hospital GPO Ashoka Road Baba Kharak Singh Marg will be full due to the farmers movement Please refrain from using these routes the Delhi Traffic Police tweeted in Hindi Jharoda Kalan border both the roads have been closed by barricading dye to the farmers movement please refrain from using this route another tweet mentioned According to police the road from Sardar Patel Marg to Dhaula Kuan has been closed for traffic due to the farmers movement The traffic coming from Gurgaon to Sadar Patel Marg and the traffic coming from Narayan to loop has also been diverted towards Ring Road Moti Bagh the traffic will remain heavy the traffic police said in another tweet Traffic going from Pusa roundabout towards Shankar Road has also been diverted towards Pusa Road the traffic police said PTI AMP NIT HDA