The traffic helpline of the Delhi police was bombarded with phone calls as people kept asking about diversions in view of the traffic arrangement strategised for the high-security event, the official said.Central and South Delhi saw nightmarish traffic jams on Thursday as the police had put several restrictions in place due to the India-Africa Summit.In an advisory issued earlier, the Delhi police had asked commuters to avoid all Lutyens’ zone-bound routes linked to Mother Teresa Road, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Minto Road, Asaf Ali Road, J.Areas in and around the Lutyens’ zone, including Chanakyapuri, Tilak Marg, Tughlaq Road and Lodhi Road witnessed bumper-to-bumper traffic during the day, a traffic police official said.N. Marg, the Ring Road stretch between Rajghat and Nizamuddin Bridge, Lodhi Road, outdoor swing gate Kemal Ataturk Marg and Kautilya Marg. The Ring Road stretch between Sarai Kale Khan and Shantivan was blocked for general public on Thursday between 8 am and 10 am and between 4 pm and 8 pm.Traffic was thrown out of gear in most of these roads during peak rush hours. Areas including Connaught Place, India Gate C-Hexagon, Talkatora Road, areas around Rashtrapati Bhavan and Barakhamba Road witnessed long tail-ends on-and-off during the day.L. Commuters who took that route were diverted to the Nizamuddin Bridge-Akshardham-Pushta Road-Geeta Colony flyover-Kashmere Gate route, due to which several east Delhi areas ended up getting clogged. The ITO junction, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, the Mathura Road stretch near Pragati Maidan and Kashmere Gate-Daryaganj stretch were among other areas that witnessed heavy traffic.
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