Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Delhi Traffic Diversions Announced for BRICS Carcade Rehearsal
Delhi will practice how cars carrying important BRICS guests will move through the city.
The practice will happen on September 8 from 7:45 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
Some roads may have diversions or slower, controlled traffic.
People are being asked to leave early and use the Metro when possible.
Traffic officers will guide drivers along alternate routes.
Emergency vehicles will be allowed to pass first.
The city council is also cleaning and decorating important roads, hotels, markets, and roundabouts.
India will host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
Traffic diversions and regulated movement will operate across key Delhi routes on September 8 from 7:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The rehearsal is part of preparations for the BRICS Summit 2026, which India will host in New Delhi.
Commuters have been advised to plan ahead, allow extra time, use the Metro, and follow traffic personnel’s instructions.
Emergency and essential-service vehicles will receive priority passage during the rehearsal.
NDMC is monitoring 41 routes and preparing roundabouts, hotels, markets, lighting, sanitation, and floral displays for summit delegates.
- Who
- The Delhi Traffic Police and New Delhi Municipal Council are coordinating preparations; commuters and summit delegates are affected.
- What
- Authorities will conduct a Motor Carcade rehearsal with traffic diversions and regulated movement on key routes.
- When
- The rehearsal is scheduled for September 8, 2026, from 7:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.; the BRICS Summit is scheduled for September 12-13, 2026.
- Where
- Across key routes in Delhi, including areas monitored by NDMC and roads near Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
- Why
- The rehearsal and civic preparations are being conducted ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026, which India will host.
- Rehearsal date
- September 8, 2026
- Rehearsal time
- 7:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Summit dates
- September 12-13, 2026
- Summit venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Routes monitored by NDMC
- 41 key routes
- Decorated roundabouts
- 17 major roundabouts
- Flower pots deployed
- More than 15,000 across over 15 locations