Traffic jam on the border between Delhi and Gurugram on Friday
There is no relief in sight for travelers, especially office goers, from long traffic jams on Wednesday when thousands of farmers blocked key entrances to the national capital for the seventh day in a row. While the police have kept the HaryanaDelhi border in Singhu and Tikri closed to traffic, the protest in Ghazipur, the city’s border with Uttar Pradesh, has also intensified. The protest on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border led to the closure of a key route connecting the national capital to the state.
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There is no relief in sight for travelers, especially office goers, from long traffic jams on Wednesday when thousands of farmers blocked key entrances to the national capital for the seventh day in a row. While the police have kept the Haryana-Delhi border in Singhu and Tikri closed to traffic, the protest in Ghazipur, the city’s border with Uttar Pradesh, has also intensified. The protest on the border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh led to the closure of a key route connecting the national capital to the state.
The Chilla border on the Noida link road is closed to traffic due to protests by farmers near Gautam Budh Dwar. People are advised to avoid the Noida link road to go to Noida and to use NH 24 and DND, the traffic police tweeted. Two more border points connecting the national capital with Gurgaon and Jhajjar-Bahadurgarh were also closed as a precaution.
The traffic police said that the borders in Tikri, Jharoda and Jhatikra are closed to all types of traffic movement. The Badusarai border is open only to two-wheelers. The open borders available to Haryana are Dhansa, Daurala, Kapashera, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan / Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera, he said. As traffic overflowed onto alternate routes, long traffic jams also occurred there. The protest against the new farm laws will continue, as talks between three Union ministers and farmer groups ended in a stalemate on Tuesday after they rejected the government’s suggestion of a new committee to examine issues raised by farmers. stirrers.
However, the two sides decided to meet again on Thursday.
(With PTI inputs)
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