A massive traffic was reported at Delhi-Gurugram and Delhi-Noida borders on Monday after commuters came out in huge numbers on the first day of the Unlock-1.
The queue on Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) was almost two-kilometer long.
Many among the commuters came out from their cars after they stuck for long as the police deployed at the border was checking passes and the identity cards of the people travelling from Delhi to Noida.
The Delhi Police asked the people who did not have passes to return back. Many among them traveling without passes started returning in the same lane that also created traffic snarl.
The vehicular traffic on the roads have increased by over 40 per cent on Monday morning as several office-goers came out to attend their offices, according to the Delhi Traffic police.
The traffic in the national capital also witnessed a surge as a number of vehicles were seen on the streets in areas like Jhandewalan, ITO etc.
Similar, scenes were witnessed at the Delhi-Gurugram and Delhi-Ghaziabad borders.
Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram have already sealed their borders with the national capital as the number of the Covid-19 cases saw a spike, with majority of the cases linked to those travelling to Delhi.
Applicable from Monday, June 1, the fresh order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spoke of the expanded fresh guidelines a day ahead of the end of lockdown 4.0.
"In exercise of powers under section 6(2)(i) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has directed the undersigned to issue an order to extend the lockdown in containment zones up to June 30, and reopen prohibited activities in a phased manner in areas outside the containment zones," the order read.
"Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 10(2)(l) of the Disaster Management Act 2005, it is directed that the guidelines will remain in force up to June 30. With effect from June 1 to June 30, the lockdown 5.0 will be limited only to containment zones and only a elimited number of activities will remain prohibited throughout the country," it added.
As per the order, international air travel, operation of Metro Rail, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls, and political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural and religious functions, and other large congregations will remain prohibited.