In New Delhi, entry and exit at some of the metro stations in central Delhi will be closed for few hours in the morning of Republic Day today as part of security arrangements, officials said.
A senior DMRC official said for two stations neighbouring Rajpath, Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan, entry and exit facilities will not be available from 6.00 am to 12.00 pm. Entry and exit at Patel Chowk and Lok Kalyan Marg metro stations will be closed from 8.45 am to 12.00 pm, he said.
The metro stations on Line 6 namely ITO, Delhi Gate, Lal Quila, Jama Masjid will remain open throughout the day. However, certain entry or exit gates at these stations will remain closed from start of services till 12 noon.
