The full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade celebrations will be held on Wednesday, the police said on Monday.
An advisory released by the police stated that the rehearsal will have the same route as that of the Parade on R-Day (January 26). It will start at 9.50 a.m. from Vijay Chowk and proceed to the Red Fort.
In order to facilitate smooth passage of the Parade, movement of traffic on certain roads leading to the route of the Parade will be restricted, the advisory said. No traffic will be allowed on Rajpath from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 6 p.m. on Tuesday till the Parade is over. There will be no cross traffic on Rajpath from 11 p.m. on Tuesday at Rafi Marg, Janpath, Man Singh Road till the Parade is over. C-Hexagon-India Gate will be closed for traffic from 9 a.m. on Wednesday till the Parade crosses Tilak Marg and from 10 a.m. on Wednesday traffic on Tilak Marg, BSZ Marg and Subhash Marg will not be allowed on both directions.
Metro services will be available at all stations on Wednesday but there will be no boarding and de-boarding at Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan metro stations from 5 a.m. till 12 p.m., the advisory said.