Overview

• Departures scheduled between 8:30 am and 11:30 am from October 6 to 8 were canceled for a full-dress rehearsal, with Hindon Civil Terminal airspace closed during that window and normal operations set to resume after 11:30 am on October 8.
• The suspensions affect several IndiGo and Air India Express services connecting cities including Bengaluru, Varanasi, Patna, Chennai, Kolkata, Goa and Bhubaneswar.
• Ghaziabad Police restricted all heavy commercial vehicles from 6 am until the programme concludes, directing only light vehicles near the Hindon area.
• Key barred stretches for heavy vehicles include ALT Chauraha to Rotary Golchakkar, Hindon River Metro Station to Rotary Golchakkar, Rotary Golchakkar to Nagardwar, plus approaches from Karhera Cut GT Road, Mohan Nagar and Karan Gate.
• Officials warned of possible delays due to VIP movement, urged commuters to follow @Gzbtrafficpol and use helplines 96433 22904 and 8130674912, and noted recent downpours worsened congestion in Noida–Ghaziabad.