New Delhi, Oct 28 The Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday issued a detailed advisory announcing traffic restrictions around the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s concert on October 30.
The restrictions will remain in place from 1 pm to midnight on Friday, with commuters advised to avoid affected stretches, allow extra travel time and use public transport to reach their destinations.
The concert, part of Dosanjh’s ‘Aura India Tour 2026’, is scheduled to be held at the stadium in south Delhi’s Lodhi Colony.
According to the advisory, the affected stretches include Bhishm Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg between the Defence Colony Flyover and Lodhi Colony Flyover, Arch Bishop Marg, Fourth Avenue Road and Fifth Avenue Road.
Internal roads of the CGO Complex and Lodhi Colony, roads around the stadium, Dayal Singh College Road and a stretch of the Barapullah Flyover between the INA side and Jangpura Metro Station Gate No. 2 will also be affected.
The traffic police has identified six main diversion points, with two additional points to be activated if required, to regulate vehicular movement around the venue.
At the Lodhi Road-Dayal Singh College red light T-point, traffic will not be allowed on Dayal Singh College Road, while straight movement on Lodhi Road between Lodhi Flyover red light and Aurobindo Marg will remain open, the advisory said.
At the Lala Lajpat Rai Marg-Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Marg junction, vehicles will not be allowed to enter the stadium road and will be diverted towards Lodhi Flyover. A similar restriction will apply to the slip road on Lala Lajpat Rai Marg leading towards Soochna Bhawan.
Traffic approaching the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium red light on Bhishm Pitamah Marg will not be allowed to proceed towards Gate No. 1 of the stadium or Kotla Mubarak Pur Flyover. Vehicles will be directed to take a U-turn towards Mehar Chand Market in Lodhi Colony.
At the Kushak Nallah Bus Depot red light, vehicles will not be permitted to proceed towards stadium Gates 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Those travelling towards Lodhi Road will be diverted via Fourth Avenue Road, while vehicles heading towards Aurobindo Marg will be diverted towards INA.
At the Lodhi Colony Road-Fifth Avenue Road T-point near Mehar Chand Market, traffic will not be allowed towards Bhishm Pitamah Marg and will be diverted towards Lodhi Road, Fourth Avenue Road and Jor Bagh Road, the advisory read.
Two additional diversion points may be activated at the Kotla Mubarak Pur red light on Bhishm Pitamah Marg and the Bhishm Pitamah Marg-Lodhi Road T-point, depending on traffic conditions.
The police has advised commuters to use the Delhi Metro to avoid congestion around the stadium. The Violet Line can be used to reach JLN Stadium or Jangpura metro stations, while passengers travelling on the Yellow Line can get off at INA or Jor Bagh and hire a ride towards the Kushak Nallah Bus Depot red light, as specified in the advisory.
For concertgoers using taxis, auto-rickshaws and app-based cabs, designated pick-up and drop-off points have been marked at Arch Bishop Marg, Lal Masjid in Pragati Vihar and the Kushak Nallah Bus Depot red light.
The designated points will serve different stadium gates, with Arch Bishop Marg and Lal Masjid catering to Gates 13, 14 and 17, and the Kushak Nallah Bus Depot point serving Gates 3, 6 and 8, the advisory stated.
It further said that there will be no parking for the general public at or around the venue. Limited parking will be available for special invitees at Sunehri Pula Bus Depot and the Dayal Singh College parking area. Roadside parking and halting by taxis, auto-rickshaws and other cabs will not be permitted, the advisory said.
The traffic police has urged motorists to follow instructions issued by personnel deployed on duty, use designated routes and avoid parking on roads near the stadium. Emergency and medical vehicles will be given priority and provided obstruction-free passage.
The traffic helpline is 1095, while 112 can be contacted for emergencies.
(PTI News)
