Delhi Police collaborates with MapMyIndia to provide navigation services for Republic Day Traffic Advisory

On Thursday, officials announced that the Delhi Police, in collaboration with MapMyIndia, a digital mapping platform, has established navigation links to assist Republic Day invitees in conveniently accessing the parking facility for pick up and drop purposes.

On Wednesday, the traffic police had said that they would offer VIPs, including senior bureaucrats and politicians, their seating area nearby this time on Republic Day. After the VIPs were dropped near the seating area, the cars were sent to the parking lot reserved for them.

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A senior police officer said, “In a first of its kind, Delhi Police in collaboration with MapMyIndia has created links to facilitate pick-up and drop for participants of Republic Day events.”

With the help of the navigation links, the invitees reach their exit point, from where their vehicles move to the parking area indicated by the map. Later, when the parade ends, their vehicles will pick up the invitees from the venue and proceed accordingly, the officer said.

The police have issued instructions on special parking arrangements for visitors participating in the Republic Day event.

Parking spaces 3 and 4 behind Vigyan Bhawan have a capacity of 300 vehicles. When the capacity exceeds at these places, visitors should board only at Maulana Azad Road near Vigyan Bhawan and their vehicles will be accommodated in parking lots 1 and 2 (behind Nirman Bhawan and Udyog Bhawan), 2A (inside Nirman Bhawan and Udyog). Bhawan), 5 (Behind Zabta Masjid), 6 (Kota House Jam Nagar House and Jailsaimer House), 7 (Vanijya Bhawan), the advisory said.

Apart from this, parking of vehicles will not be allowed at New Delhi, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar railway stations on Thursday at 10 pm and Friday at midnight, it added.