4,000+ traffic personnel to manage AI summit routes

Over 4,000 Delhi Traffic Police personnel, including 10 deputy commissioners of police (DCPs), will be deployed to manage traffic during the India Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit being hosted at Bharat Mandapam in central Delhi from February 16 to 20, at least three senior officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

- Karn Pratap Singh

The massive personnel deployment is part of a plan where 10 zones will be created in Delhi to handle traffic and minimise impact on commuters.

The 10 “zones”, which will further be divided into 22 sectors, will cover the event venue at Bharat Mandapam, 10 luxury hotels in central and south Delhi where foreign delegates will stay, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, and the routes connecting all these locations, the officer said, citing the plan.

The officers, who asked not to be identified, said that unlike during the G20 Summit also hosted at Bharat Mandapam in September 2023 - when travel and access to the national capital were severely restricted, particularly in the New Delhi district or Lutyens’ Zone — no such extreme traffic and security curbs would be imposed for the India AI Impact Summit.

All schools, offices and business establishments will remain open as usual, the traffic officials said.