New Delhi: Municipal Council (NDMC) on Sunday carried out car-free trial run to make Connaught Place (CP) area more pedestrian friendly. To make the run a success, the NDMC on Saturday had carried out a mock drill. The major interventions during the trial run shall be-a) Restricted entry to inner circle, only CP-destined vehicle will be allowed to park in dedicated parking lots and underground Palika parking, b) direct entry from Radial -1 & Radial -4 to be restricted, c) Auto/taxi will have restricted access to Inner Circle and will only be allowed to use middle circle for exit to outer circle. d) Designated pick and drop facilities for taxi and auto shall be operated from six zones on the Radial roads.
Earlier, traders in CP on Saturday staged a protest as the NDMC conducted a mock drill for the pedestrianisation of the shopping hub on Sunday and Monday.