Farmers’ protest: After Thursday’s chaos, Delhi braces for congestion at Haryana border from Tuesday | Check Advisory

Ahead of the farmers’ protests scheduled on February 13 at the Delhi-Haryana and Delhi-Uttar Pradesh borders, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory to ensure smooth movement of vehicles in the NCR region.

Authorities have been erecting roadblocks and deploying more than 5,000 security personnel in border areas to bolster the national capital’s defenses. Farmers have left Bathinda for Delhi to take part in the ‘Delhi-Chalo’ march.

Farmers are demanding a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP), which was one of the conditions they set in 2021 when they agreed to withdraw their agitation against the now-repeated farm laws.

According to the notice, starting from February 12th, Xinhu Port will implement traffic restrictions and diversions for commercial vehicles, and from February 13th, traffic restrictions and diversions will be implemented for all types of vehicles.

For vehicles heading to Panipat/Karnal:

Interstate buses intending to travel to Sonipat, Panipat Karnal and other places via NH-44 have been instructed to take ISBT to Majnu Ka Tilla and then Signature Bridge to Khajuri Chowk and then Loni border to KMP via Khekra.

HGVs intending to travel to Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal and other places via NH-44 have been instructed to take Exit No. 2 of NH-44 (DSIIDC), cut to Harish Chander Hospital, cross Bawana Highway, cross Bawana Chowk to Bawana- Auchandi road reaches Auchandi border to KMP via Saidpur chowki.

Diversions in Gazipur border area

Vehicles traveling from Delhi to Ghaziabad via Ghaziabad border have been instructed to take Pushta Road in front of Akshardham Temple, Patparganj Road/Mother Dairy Road or Chaudhary Charan Singh Marg ISBT Anand Vihar and then from UP Ghazi Exit from Abad at Maharajpur or Apsara border.

Haryana-bound vehicles via NH-44 may divert to Dabur Chowka Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad-Hapur Road, GT Road Delhi, Meerut Expressway Dasna and then turn left onto Eastern Peripheral Expressway.

Diversions around Tikri border area (Delhi-Haryana)

Heavy and commercial vehicles or trucks traveling to Bahadurgarh, Rohtak and other places via Rohtak Road are advised to use Najafgarh Nangloi Road from Nangloi Chowk to enter Haryana via Najafgarh Jharoda Borderb.

The traffic advisory further advises commuters to plan their journeys accordingly and are therefore asked to avoid the said borders.