Overview
- Mumbai confirms all-night Metro Line 3 service from about 10:30 pm Dec 31 to 5:55 am Jan 1, alongside special BEST buses and extra Central and Western Railway suburban trains.
- Over 17,000 Mumbai Police personnel are deployed with checkpoints, patrolling and specialized units to manage crowds at beaches, promenades and party zones.
- Delhi enforces 7 pm cut-offs around Connaught Place and controls India Gate access with diversions, designated parking and breath-analyser checks, while adding Saket-area mall traffic curbs from noon.
- Bengaluru fields around 20,000 police, shuts key CBD roads and 50 flyovers overnight, sets women’s help desks and watch towers, and extends BMTC services with designated pick-up and drop points.
- Kolkata Metro adds eight Blue Line services for the evening, and smaller cities such as Ludhiana set up dozens of checkpoints and expanded patrols to deter drunk driving and hooliganism.