The Delhi Airport will witness a partial shutdown from January 19 to January 26 as no flights will be allowed to operate between 10:20 am and 12:45 pm every day, a government notice issued on Friday said.
According to the NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), no flight will be allowed to take off or land at and from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, between 10:20 am and 12:45 pm till Republic Day, or January 26.
Airspace curbs in the national capital will be in place from Friday (January 19) till Monday (January 29) in connection with the Republic Day preparations and celebrations.
Landing or take-off of non-scheduled flights of scheduled airlines, and chartered flights will not be permitted from 10 am to 1.15 pm during the January 19-25 period. These restrictions will be in force from 6 am to 9 pm during the period from January 26 to 29, as per the NOTAM issued earlier this week.
Besides, there will be no impact of NOTAM on IAF, BSF, or Army aviation helicopter operations as well as state-owned aircraft/helicopters that are flying with the Governor/Chief Minister of a state.
The notice was issued by the Centre on Friday morning and is part of the national capital’s extensive security plan before and for the Republic Day celebrations.
Republic Day Celebrations
India will celebrate its 75th Republic Day on January 26 with France President Emmanuel Macron as the chief guest; this will be the 6th time a French leader will be the guest of honour at an R-Day parade.
In a first, about 1,500 farmers and their spouses have been invited as special guests for this year’s Republic Day parade in the national capital. “This is for the first time, farmers have been invited as special guests for the Republic Day parade.
Security has been beefed up in Delhi ahead of Republic Day celebrations and the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
The Delhi Police has been put on alert and is using ‘flare guns’ or very light pistols (VLP) to light up the forest area of northeast Delhi, the official said. “The security measures have been beefed up ahead of (events on) January 22 and 26.
More than 8,000 police personnel have already been deployed across Delhi for the January 26 parade.
night patrolling staffers, who have been directed to check hotels, guest houses and Dharamshala, are checking security measures in place at these facilities, particularly near the railway stations and inter-state bus terminals, and their records to know who is visiting the national capital and for what purpose.
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