New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- A full-dress rehearsal for the 80th Independence Day celebrations is underway at the Red Fort in the national capital on Thursday, as Delhi prepares for the main celebrations on August 15.

The rehearsal comes as security and traffic arrangements have been intensified across the city ahead of the Independence Day event, which is expected to draw large crowds and involve extensive movement restrictions in central Delhi.

The Delhi Traffic Police have issued detailed advisories and implemented route diversions to regulate traffic during both the full-dress rehearsal on August 13 and the main Independence Day celebrations on August 15.

Speaking about the arrangements, DK Gupta, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffi...