Only north gate of campus to remain open during G20 summit: JNU admin issues circular

New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): In view of the restrictions imposed across the national capital due to the G20 summit, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Wednesday issued a circular saying that only North Gates of the campus will remain open from September 7 to 11. 
"In view of the restrictions imposed by the Govt of NCT of Delhi and overall security concerns, only North Gate (Main Gate) of the JNU Campus remains open from 09:00 PM on Sep 7, 2023 to 06:00 AM Sep 11, 2023. Other gates will remain closed during this period," the JNU circular undersigned by Naveen Yadav, Chief Security Officer, read. 
India is all set to host the G20 Summit in New Delhi from September 9-10. World leaders have also started arriving in New Delhi to attend the Summit. 
The summit will be hosted at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. 
Meanwhile, the Delhi government on Tuesday issued a gazette notification on traffic restrictions imposed across the national capital in view of the upcoming G20 summit. 
According to the gazette notification, all types of goods vehicles, commercial vehicles, interstate buses and local city buses shall not operate on Mathura Road (beyond Ashram Chowk), Bhairon Road, Purana Quila Road and inside Pragati Maidan Tunnel from 00:00 hours on the intervening night of September 7 and 8 to 23:59 hours on September 10.
Goods vehicles carrying Essential Commodities such as milk, vegetables, fruits, medical supplies and others having valid ‘No Entry Permissions’ will be allowed to enter Delhi, it stated.
The entire area of New Delhi District will be considered as “Controlled Zone-I” from 5 a.m. on September 8 to 23:59 hours on September 10, the notification stated.
The entire area inside Ring Road (Mahatma Gandhi Marg) will be considered a “Regulated Zone” from 5 a.m. on September 8 to 23:59 hours on September 10.
Only bonafide residents, authorized vehicles, emergency vehicles and vehicles of passengers travelling to the Airport, Old Delhi and New Delhi Railway Stations will be allowed to ply on the road network of New Delhi District, the notification read.
No TSR and taxi will be allowed to enter or ply in the New Delhi District from 5 a.m. on September 9 to 23:59 hours on September 10.
All types of commercial vehicles including buses that are already present in Delhi shall be allowed to move on Ring Road and road network beyond Ring Road towards the borders of Delhi, the notification stated. Notably, India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1 last year and about 200 meetings related to G20 were organized in 60 cities across the country. (ANI)