Overview
- Delhi Traffic Police restrictions for Old Delhi markets run daily from 2 pm to 10 pm through Oct. 21, with diversions and designated parking for Chandni Chowk and nearby areas.
- Despite deployments, Delhi-NCR recorded hours-long snarls on Dhanteras on routes such as Ring Road, Mathura Road and the Delhi–Gurugram corridor, and traffic units pledged faster responses to complaints flagged on X.
- New Delhi Railway Station handled about 75,000 passengers on Saturday as Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed crowd management and facility upgrades.
- Outside the capital, heavy queues built on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway and Pune–Bengaluru highway, Bengaluru police warned of congestion on six key stretches, and Shimla reported jams worsened by roadworks.
- Pollution data showed air quality in the ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ range in Delhi-NCR and parts of Mumbai, with CPCB logging 268 for Delhi and 310 at BKC.