Delhi Police issues traffic advisory ahead of Kanwar Yatra from Monday

The Delhi Police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory for citizens regarding the elaborate traffic arrangements for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra and cautioned that congestion is expected at several places reported the PTIThe Kanwar Yatra will commence on the first day of Sawan as Shravan begins on Monday and will culminate on August 2 as holy Ganga water will be offered to Lord ShivaAccording to the PTI a large number of Kanwariyas will reach Delhi while some of them will go to Haryana and Rajasthan via Delhi borders This year the expected number of people is about 15 20 lakh the advisory saidThe advisory said that during the period of the Kanwarias movement traffic violations will be checked by onthespot prosecution and by photography or videography of violationsThe devotees carrying Kanwars will pass through several routes including Apsara Border Shahdara Flyover Seelampur T Point ISBT Flyover Boulevard Road Rani Jhansi Road Faiz Road Upper Ridge Road Dhaula Kuan NH8 and exit from Rajokri Border for Haryana the advisory saidTraffic AdvisoryIn view of the movement of Kanwarias from adjoining states to Gangotri Dham amp Haridwar via Delhi amp back DelhiTrafficPolice has made elaborate traffic arrangements to minimise inconvenience to commuters amp devotees Kindly follow the advisoryDPTrafficAdvisory pictwittercomRQOTOrCcrZmdash Delhi Traffic Police dtptraffic July 21 2024To ensure a smooth yatra for the Kanwarias heavy transport vehicles HTV will be diverted by the Uttar Pradesh Police from Mohan Nagar towards NH24 and no such traffic will be allowed towards Wazirabad Road via Bhopura and towards GT Road via Apsra Border the advisory readAccording to the news agency the HTVs except city buses will not be allowed on GT Road towards Shahdra and Wazirabad Road The heavy commercial transport vehicles except city buses coming from GT Karnal Road at Outer Ring Road will be diverted straight towards NH24 and will not be allowed to move on Wazirabad Road and GT Road towards Shahadra it saidDuring this period due to the movement of Kanwarias and setting up of Kanwaria camps on the side traffic congestion or obstruction is likely to be experienced at several places it statedGenerally heavy traffic congestion occurs on Najafgarh Firni Rohtak Road Pankha Road Outer Ring Road Rani Jhansi Road from Baraf Khana Chowk to the fire station Boulevard Road Maujpur Chowk Badarpur TPoint Mathura Raod etc the advisory said as per the PTISimilarly traffic congestion is likely to be experienced on NH8 from Dhaula Kuan metro station up to Rajokri Border Due to the diversion of vehicular traffic bound for the Apsara Border and Maharajpur Border to Ghazipur by UP Police there will be congestion on NH24 as well the advisory mentionedThe devotees and commuters are advised to follow the traffic rules and adhere to the directions of police it saidwith PTI inputs