Connaught Place to be no-vehicle zone starting Feb
To decongest Connaught Place, the national capital’s iconic commercial hub, the Delhi government is mulling to ban the entry of…
SNS | New Delhi | January 5, 2017 2:01 pm
Connaught Place (PHOTO: Getty Images)
To decongest Connaught Place, the national capital’s iconic commercial hub, the Delhi government is mulling to ban the entry of vehicles inside the upscale market for a period of three months starting February, sources said on Thursday.
The move is said to be on trial basis. The final decision to make CP free of vehicles will be taken after examining the trial report.
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