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Delhi’s Karol Bagh stretch no longer a pedestrian haven, chaos is back

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In April 2019, the 1.7km Ajmal Khan road was declared a motorised vehicle-free zone but vehicles still enter the stretch. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on May 25, 2023 02:03 pm IST

Vehicles and chaos back at pedestrian-friendly markets

The municipal corporations had allowed vehicular movement in these markets in July on the insistence by the traders that they need to ramp up sales that were devastated due to the prolonged lockdown.
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 06:42 am IST

Restrictions around India Gate against plans to make Delhi pedestrian-friendly | Opinion

As per the new restrictions, pedestrians can enter the C-Hexagon from Rajpath, but can’t exit it despite it being closer to the parking lot and the Central Secretariat Metro station.
Published on Sept 27, 2019 10:58 pm IST

Delhi’s Karol Bagh traders faction protests against pedestrianisation of Ajmal Khan Road

A section of traders claimed the plan has caused “loss of up to 80% business” since May 1, when it was implemented.
Updated on Jul 18, 2019 04:33 am IST

Soon, multilevel parking for 500 cars at Ajmal Khan Road

The north civic body has already made the 1.7-km stretch pedestrian-only.
Published on Jul 05, 2019 05:42 am IST

Soon, flowering trees to line Karol Bagh’s Ajmal Khan Road in Delhi

An equal number of Indian native saptparni or Scholar Tree, which blossom in autumn and are known for their tiny white and green flowers that are intensely fragrant, will also be planted here.
Updated on Jun 23, 2019 05:49 am IST

Night Raahgiri at Delhi’s Karol Bagh for women safety

The North Corporation has tied up with The Raahgiri Foundation, Centre for Green Mobility, Jagori and Safetipin apart from other stakeholders for the event.
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 04:28 am IST

After Karol Bagh, Kamla Nagar roads to get pedestrianised

The revamp’s focal point is Bada Gol Chakkar (roundabout) at the centre of the market, on which stands Spark Mall underneath which is the north corporation’s fully-automated underground parking.
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 04:17 am IST

Innovation key to making cities more liveable

This is a debate worth having—whether spaces should be segregated on the basis of gender as a solution to concerns over women’s safety.
Updated on Jun 20, 2019 03:06 pm IST

Decongestion plan on cards for Sadar Bazar and Karol Bagh

New Delhi, India - May 3, 2019: A view of Ajmal Khan Road that is open only for pedestrians, at Karol Bagh, in New Delhi.
Published on May 31, 2019 05:16 am IST

Shopkeepers don’t have right to park on road: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said shopkeepers on Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh do not have any “inherent and vested right” to park on the road.
Published on May 30, 2019 04:15 am IST

Day 1 easy, real test of one-way traffic plan in Karol Bagh today

A police officer turns back vehicles on the wrong side of Padam Singh Road, on which one way traffic was allowed on trial basis from today at Karol Bagh in New Delhi
Updated on May 21, 2019 07:42 am IST

One-way traffic on 2 Karol Bagh roads from today

A view of Ajmal Khan Road that is open only for pedestrians, at Karol Bagh, in New Delhi
Published on May 20, 2019 07:19 am IST

One-way streets likely in crowded Karol Bagh, Delhi

The civic authorities have also designated a multi-utility zone (MUZ) on the road for kiosks, vendors, water ATMs, mobile toilets, smart poles and dustbins.
Published on May 15, 2019 06:52 am IST

Extra parking lots to unclog Kirti Nagar and Kamla Nagar

Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh, the pedestrianisation of which started last week.
Published on May 06, 2019 04:35 am IST

Vehicle-free Ajmal Khan Road takes shoppers by surprise

A view of the stretch on Ajmal Khan Road that was marked a pedestrian zone.
Published on May 02, 2019 06:26 am IST