G20 traffic rehearsals go off smoothly: Police

Barring short traffic holdups at certain locations, the rehearsals for the G20 Summit next week went smoothly on Sunday, the Delhi Traffic Police said, adding that three shifts of carcades passed through various stretches of the Capital.

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On Saturday, too, three carcade rehearsals also held in three shifts were conducted smoothly, officials said.

Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Aalap Patel said that the rehearsals on Sunday were to prepare traffic officers and security personnel for the movement of G20 Summit guests on September 10.

"The movements during the rehearsals today were from the hotels in Delhi to Rajghat and to Pragati Maidan, and back again to the hotels and then to the airport," said Patel, adding that these movements on September 10 will take place between 7am and 11pm.

Officers said the rehearsals on Sunday took place between 8am and 9am, 9.30am and 10.30am, and 12.30pm to 4pm.

The rehearsals also included full deployment of security, traffic personnel, ambulances and fire fighters at the venues, officers said.