The usually empty Sunday roads were jam-packed with vehicles in the afternoon with almost twice the number of buses brought to the rally than what was permitted, point out traffic sources. Buses carrying Congress supporters were even allowed to park on the IP flyover and the main carriageway of Ring Road, leading to massive snarls.
The organizers had sought permission for entry and parking of about 1,000 buses, and parking was arranged for up to 1,500 buses, said traffic cops. However, almost 3,000 buses headed for Ramlila Maidan, creating complete chaos from Rajghat to ITO which even spread to the Akshardham temple and Nizamuddin Bridge. The buses were even allowed to park on Ring Road and occupy two lanes on the five-lane Salimgarh bypass.
"The problem started when the number of buses crossed the permitted count. The spillover resulted in congestion. Traffic management became difficult and dispersal was much less smoother than we planned for," said joint commissioner of police (traffic) Satyendra Garg.
Parking was organized at Power House Road, Velodrome Road, Rajghat parking, Shanti Van parking, service roads of Rajghat, Samta Sthal and in the adjoining areas, but these places quickly filled up, resulting in no parking space during the second half of the rally.
"We tried to stop these buses from entering but as they were all headed to the rally, some buses just stopped at Ring Road and the participants went off. Though 800 traffic officers were manning the arrangements, there was not enough force to start towing away these buses, causing an unexpected snarl," said a senior traffic police officer of the New Delhi area.
Traffic cops manned each intersection in the vicinity of Ramlila Maidan and the route planned for the arrival of vehicles. However, this could not stop jams at ITO, Rajghat, Vikas Marg, Nizamuddin Bridge, Sarai Kale Khan and Mathura Road. "Once these buses parked on the IP flyover and even on Ring Road, the effect spiralled into all surrounding areas as Ring Road is an arterial connect. A domino effect on traffic was seen at Connaught Place, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg and Sarai Kale Khan. The ITO intersection was extremely difficult to manage as well," said the officer.
Vehicles were stopped at Ranjit Singh flyover as people walked towards Ramlila Maidan on foot. "There seems to be one set of rules for the ruling party and another for the common man. If we park on the main carriageway even for a minute, we are challaned; but these buses are being allowed to park anywhere," said Narendra Upadhyay, a CP-bound commuter who was stuck in the snarl for over 30 minutes.
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