DMRC has taken special care of the facilities of the people on the day of Delhi MCD elections. DMRC has changed the timing of Delhi Metro services. At the same time, the Transport Corporation also started operating the buses from 3 am.
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Votes are being cast for 250 wards of Delhi MCD today. There is movement of people at the polling booths since morning. there on election day Delhi The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has changed the timing of metro services so that the residents do not face any kind of trouble. According to DMRC, metro services have been started from 4 am today. Actually, this decision was taken because the employees deployed for election duty had to leave their homes at four in the morning to reach the polling booths.
Apart from this, Delhi Transport Corporation was also alert. DTC buses started plying on the roads from 3 in the morning. Delhi Traffic Police has also issued an advisory to the passengers to avoid jam. At the same time, there will be a holiday in the schools of Delhi till tomorrow i.e. 5th December. In fact, about 90 percent of the employees of the education department are on duty in the elections.
Traffic Alert!
Traffic Congestion is expected on the following roads due to marriage season & MCD election. Please plan your commute accordingly.#DelhiPoliceUpdates pic.twitter.com/6O6TQl1OY8
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) December 3, 2022
Holiday will remain in schools till tomorrow
At the same time, in the circular issued by the Directorate of Education, it was said that the principals of the schools were instructed to give leave to the schools till December 5. However, the teachers who have not been engaged in election duty will take online classes on December 5.
1,349 candidates in fray
Let me tell you, voting is going on for the MCD elections today. A total of 1,349 candidates are in the fray in 250 wards in this election. Voting will be done from 8 am to 5.30 pm. The results of the MCD elections will come on December 7. According to media reports, more than 1.45 crore voters are going to exercise their vote in the MCD elections.
60 drone cameras are being monitored
About 40,000 police personnel, 20,000 home guards and 108 companies of paramilitary and state armed police forces have been deployed to conduct the MCD elections. To ensure law and order in sensitive areas, surveillance is being done through 60 drone aircraft.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”