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Traffic snarls grip city’s key routes amid ongoing AI meet
The Morning Standard
|February 17, 2026
THE security arrangements and traffic restrictions due to the ongoing five-day AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam affected the vehicular movement in several areas across the capital on Monday.
Commuters stuck in traffic near Bharat Mandapam on Monday | SAYANTAN GHOSH
(SAYANTAN GHOSH)
A senior police officer said that around 5,000 traffic personnel have been deployed to ensure a smooth flow of traffic, yet the area near the main venue witnessed a heavy rush.
Prakash Singh, a resident of Ashram, said traffic was moving very slowly when he stepped out of his home. “The traffic from Ashram to ITO was terrible. The stretch near the golf club was especially affected, with vehicles stuck bumper to bumper,” Singh said.
This story is from the February 17, 2026 edition of The Morning Standard.
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