Traffic crawls as Delhi shops on Dhanteras

Delhi is witnessing heavy traffic jams on Tuesday evening - all thanks to the Diwali festive season.

Pic courtesy: ANI

New Delhi: Delhi witnessing heavy traffic jams on Tuesday as people stepped out in large numbers to shop on the occasion of Dhanteras.

Major intersections like Dhaula Kuan, Mahipalpur, Badarpur, Mukarba Chowk, Laxmi Nagar, ITO, Akshardham Temple, and Moolchand witnessed almost bumper-to-bumper traffic and long tailbacks.

More than 5,000 Delhi Traffic Police personnel were deployed in the national capital to regulate traffic.

Traffic updates

- Heavy traffic reported at Dhaula Kuan.

- Traffic moving very slow on DND

- Traffic moving at a snail place near AIIMS.

- Traffic is heavy from Rajghat towards ISBT due to festive season.

- Traffic is heavy from Anand Vihar ISBT towards Dilshad Garden Road No. 56 due to festive season.

- Obstruction in traffic from Kalka Ji Mandir towards Lal Kuan due to breakdown of a water tanker.

- Traffic is heavy from Toda Pur towards Loha Mandi.