Farmers protest: Delhi Police issues traffic advisory; Check routes, diversions
Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory following the farmers’ protest. View diversions, closed routes and other details here.
Farmers protest: The Delhi Police has one on Thursday traffic advice iIn the wake of the farmers’ protest that will resume on Friday. According to the advisory, vehicular traffic at the borders of the national capital will be affected as pickets and check posts have been set up to prevent the protesting farmers from marching into the city.
Traffic advisory from Delhi Police
In view of the heavy measures at the city limits, Delhi Police has asked commuters to plan their trips accordingly.
Traffic was diverted on these routes
As per the advisory, traffic will be affected due to deployment of pickets and checks at Jheel Khurd Border, Mandi Border, Aaya Nagar Border, DND Flyway, Kalindi Kunj, Badarpur, Palla, Surajkund and Karni Singh shooting ranges.
Incoming and outgoing traffic from Haryana is routed via Zero Palla, Singhu School Toll, Piao Maniyari, Saboli, Safiyabad and Lampur. However, traffic at these borders remains busy throughout the day. Vehicles will be admitted after careful checks, the advisory said.
Other diversions
Commuters heading towards Bahadurgarh, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurugram etc. via Rohtak Road, Najafgarh-Jharoda Road and Najafgarh-Dhansa Road are advised to use Najafgarh-Nangloi Road from Nangloi Chowk, Najafgarh-Daurala Road from Najafgarh and Najafgarh -Chhawla Road from Najafgarh to enter Haryana, the advisory said.
The traffic coming from Gurugram side on NH 8 is advised to take MG Road
IFFCO Chowk and Shankar Chowk, it said.
The traffic coming from Kapashera Border will be directed towards Samalkha-T-Point via Kapashera Chowk and turn right towards NH-8.
Goods vehicles are not allowed from Najafgarh towards Kapashera Chowk on Najafgarh-Bijwasan Road. Light vehicles will be diverted towards Bajghera and Kapashera border coming from Najafgarh side, the advisory said.
Which routes are closed and open?
NH-44 beyond the Singhu border has been completely closed to general traffic. Other connected roads towards NH-44, Sonipat/Panipat are also affected but are open to the general public, the advisory said.
Two lanes of NH-9 and as many of NH-24 at the Ghazipur border are open to the general public. Similarly, two lanes of DND are also open for commuters. However, traffic is slow and therefore commuters are advised to avoid these stretches, especially during peak hours, the report said.
Peasant protest
Thousands of farmers who want to march to the national capital continue to camp at the Khanauri and Shambhu borders between Punjab and Haryana and agitate for their demands, including legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops and farm debt waiver.
(With PTI inputs)