Zamrudpur residents evacuated by police

“We started our operations soon after the incident occurred. The girder is tilted towards this colony and the residents have been evacuated to a lane away from the spot. Also,no one is being allowed to come near the site of the incident,” a senior police officer said. Both men and women police officers were put on duty to evacuate houses and make sure no civilians are around.

“I haven’t had anything since morning. I left my wife and children at a relative’s home and came back to see the developments. I don’t know how long it will take them to remove the debris. I presume it will take a day or two,” Kanhaiya Lal,a resident of Zamrudpur,said.

The entire area around the spot was cordoned off and no one was allowed to enter the roped area. “We can’t take chances. Rescue work is on and if any civilian gets hurt we will have more problems. We have deputed more force and one company of the CP Reserve has been sent to the spot,” a senior police officer said.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

The road has been closed to traffic and all access points like the Kailash Colony T-point,the LSR-Bluebells School T-point and Amar Colony police station,have been barricaded.

Anuj Dayal,Delhi Metro spokesperson,said traffic is likely to be partially restored by 6 am on Monday. The Delhi Traffic Police has advised motorists to avoid using the Kalkaji-Moolchand road. Extra police personnel will be deployed on Monday to handle traffic in and around the area.

The road is likely to be cleared by Monday and authorities are hopeful that one carriageway will be operational from the morning.

The traffic police have said they are advising motorists to go via Sant Nagar. Motorists going from Zamrudpur will have to take right turn at Central School,Andrews Ganj on Hans Raj Road. Another route they can take is through the M-Block Market,Greater Kailash I to reach Nehru Place. Another route for getting to Nehru Place is via Joseph Tito Marg (BRT corridor). Motorists can turn left upon reaching Chirag Delhi,and from here they can reach Nehru place via the Ring Road.