Fresh Traffic Advisory Issued by Delhi Police for Farmers’ Protest March

The Delhi Police has issued a fresh traffic advisory for commuters travelling to Delhi from neighbouring cities like Noida and Gurugram. The new and updated traffic advisory urges commuters to plan journey ahead of time to avoid massive traffic jams due to barricades set up by police at several borders with the national capital. The advisory offers alternative routes to commuters after massive traffic jams were observed at the borders of the national capital.

Police in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram have set up barricades along several borders with the national capital since Monday, February 12 to stop protesting farmers from entering the city. The borders have been sealed as police look to fortify Delhi from any untoward incidents.

Delhi Police took to social media to share its new traffic advisory. It says, “Owing to various farmer organizations ‘Agitation’ started from today i.e. 13.02.2024, farmers from adjoining states may try to move towards Delhi by various means to participate in the above-said protest.” Long queues of vehicles were seen struggling to enter Delhi from Noida and Gurugram on Monday as commuters said it took several hours to reach respective destinations.

In the new advisory, Delhi Police advised commuters from these areas to enter Delhi from Maharajpur Border near the ISBT Anand Vihar via Vaishali and Kaushambi. It also updated its traffic advisory for those travelling between Gurugram and the national capital, stating that NH-44, which connects Delhi with Jaipur, has been closed for all vehicles beyond Singhu border.

The advisory offers detailed routes for vehicles heading to Delhi from Ghaziabad and Gurugram, urging commuters to plan their journeys ahead of time to avoid rush and traffic jams during peak hours. This development comes after commuters struggled for hours to enter Delhi due to the traffic jams at the borders of the national capital.