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Traffic moves at snail’s pace during diversions, restricitons in Lutyens Delhi amid opposition’s protest march

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Important roads across Lutyens Delhi on Tuesday witnessed crawling traffic amid route diversions, barricading and security restrictions, as the I.N.D.I.A bloc's protest march towards the Election Commission office got underway.
Motorists had to face bumper to bumper traffic, be it area around Ashoka Road, Connaught Place to Parliament Street, and Jantar Mantar, as traffic moved at a snail’s pace at several stretches. Motorists struggled, trying out different routes, ending up increasing travel time to their destinations, and work with long queues forming at imporatnt various intersections.
Many of the motorists, especially in four wheelers said they were stuck for long, while bikers also struggled amid heavy traffic. Traffic cops were deployed, who tried to keep the traffic moving, However, things became stressfull during the peak hours.
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