G20 Summit: Online delivery services to be barred in New Delhi district
Barring the station near the Supreme Court, metro services will not be affected anywhere in the national capital
All online delivery services except for medicines will be barred in the heart of the national capital during the G20 summit this week, Delhi Police announced on Monday (September 4).
Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) SS Yadav said essential services like postal and medical services and sample collections by path labs will be allowed throughout Delhi.
“In the New Delhi area, commercial activities will not be allowed. Online delivery services will not be allowed but medicine delivery will be allowed,” he told the media. Valid permission granted for essential services will be “honoured” by the police, Yadav added.
Barring the station near the Supreme Court, metro services will not be affected anywhere in the capital, the officer said. “There might be closure of gates for 10-15 minutes at stations due to VIP movement and security restrictions. But apart from Pragati Maidan (Supreme Court), metro services will not be affected at other stations.”
Yadav said people with hotel bookings in the New Delhi district and travelling from the airport or railway station will be allowed entry subject to the production of boarding passes and booking documents. “There might be 10-15-minute delays due to security restrictions at that point but they will be allowed entry,” he added.
The G20 summit is scheduled to be held on September 9-10 at the newly built international convention and exhibition centre called Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan.
(With agency inputs)
