To avoid massive traffic jams caused by goods vehicles entering the Capital after the lifting of the ‘no entry’ restriction at the border, the Delhi Traffic Police has asked the neighbouring States to not allow the pile of goods vehicle on their side. In a meeting of the coordination committee, the Delhi Traffic Police raised the issued and asked their counterparts in UP and Haryana to restrict the pile-up of vehicles in their areas.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla said that Haryana and Uttar Pradesh should stops these goods vehicle well before the Delhi border and release them accordingly so that it reaches Delhi only after the no entry permission has been lifted.
Traffic jams are frequently reported from several entry points in the Capital especially near Ashram Chowk on Ring Road, Ghazipur, Anand Vihar and Badarpur border with sudden entry of large number of heavy and medium goods vehicles. Heavy and medium goods vehicles include all goods carriers such as trucks, tempos, light goods vehicles, Tata 407s etc. Delhi Traffic Police proposed that these States stop the vehicles at different places in their respective States and release them according to time taken to reach the Delhi border calculating the average speed of the vehicle and traffic volume on the highways so that these vehicle reach the capital’s border in phased manner after lifting of restriction.
Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sudhir Yadav took up the matter with Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to find a solution to the problem. Sources in traffic police said that the DGP of both the States have assured that they would act on Delhi Police’s advice after discussing this within their department. Shukla also had a word with the Senior Superintendent of Police of bordering district of these States about the new plan.
“These vehicles were not only causing congestion but also endangering the life and safety of other road users. Thus, we have requested them to check the movement of these vehicles in their jurisdiction well before the border. So that vehicles don’t wait at the border for hours to enter the national Capital,” Shukla added.
Recently, the traffic police extended the restriction timings for heavy and medium vehicles entering the Capital by half-an-hour on either side at all border. These vehicles can now enter the city only after 10 pm instead of 9.30 pm and would not be allowed to ply in the Capital after 7 am.
