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The Beating Retreat ceremony will be held at Vijay Chowk on Wednesday evening, following the Republic Day celebrations in the national capital, Delhi. Traffic will be affected from 2:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Wednesday. The Traffic Police have advised people to avoid routes around Vijay Chowk and the New Delhi area. An advisory has been issued by the Traffic Police to prevent any inconvenience to the public.

Extensive arrangements have been made by the Traffic Police for the Beating Retreat ceremony in Vijay Chowk and New Delhi. During this time, Vijay Chowk and Rajpath will be completely closed to general traffic. Additionally, vehicle movement will be restricted from 2:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Rafi Marg, from the Golden Mosque to Krishi Bhavan, on Raisina Road from Krishi Bhavan to Vijay Chowk, on Dalhousie Road, and on Rajpath from Vijay Chowk to C-Hexagon.

Delhi Traffic Advisory: Routes To Avoid

- Buses coming from Shanti Path, Vinay Marg, and Sardar Patel Marg towards Central Secretariat and Connaught Place will take the route via Panchsheel Marg, Simon Bolivar Marg, Vande Mataram Marg, R/A Shankar Road, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Road.

- Buses heading towards Central Secretariat will stop at Udyan Marg and will return via Kali Bari Marg, Mandir Marg, and Shankar Road.

- Buses heading towards Connaught Place will reach there via Mandir Marg, Kali Bari Marg, GPO, and Baba Kharak Singh Marg. They will return via Bhagat Singh Marg, Peshwa Road, Mandir Marg, Shankar Road, and Vande Mataram Marg.

- Buses coming from South Delhi and heading towards Tughlaq Road will take the route via Arvindo Marg Chowk, Safdarjung Road, Kamal Ataturk Marg, Simon Bolivar Marg, and then continue through Vande Mataram Marg, Shankar Road, and Park Street.

- Buses can travel from Mandi House via Ferozshah Road to Connaught Place, Barakhamba Road, and Shivaji Stadium. On the return journey, these buses will go via Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Barakhamba Road.

- Buses coming from the south towards Old Delhi Railway Station, Red Fort, and ISBT Kashmiri Gate will take the route via AIIMS, Ring Road, Dhaula Kuan, and then continue towards Ridge Road and Rani Jhansi Road.

- Buses coming from Old Delhi Railway Station, Red Fort, and ISBT Kashmiri Gate towards Ashram will take the route via Ashram Chowk, Ring Road, and head towards Sarai Kale Khan, continuing further via Rajghat.

- Buses heading towards the south and southeast from Old Delhi Railway Station, Red Fort, and Kashmiri Gate will take the route via Delhi Gate, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Rajghat, Ring Road, Sarai Kale Khan, and Ashram Chowk.

- Buses heading south from Vikash Marg will take the route via Ring Road, Sarai Kale Khan, and Ashram Chowk.