Delhi

Gurugram traffic police issues advisory amid farmers' protest

Staff Reporter

As farmers stir against Centre's  new farms laws continued for the eighth consecutive day, the Gurugram Traffic Police on Thursday issued an advisory and asked commuters to avoid certain routes.

"In view of the ongoing farmers' protest in the national capital, few routes leading towards Delhi have been diverted", the Gurugram Traffic Police tweeted.

Traffic Police on Thursday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes.

Gurugram police have diverted traffic near Kapdiwas border, Bilaspur Chowk, Panchgaon Chowk, Manesar Chowk, Kherki Daula Toll Plaza, Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, and Shankar Chowk on the National Highway-48.

The Gurugram Traffic police advised the commuters from Kapdiwas border to Delhi to take via Pataudi-Jhajjar route. From Bilaspur Chowk and the vehicle coming from Pataudi to Delhi can take alternative route via Farukh Nagar-Jhajjar road.

Similarly, Panchgaon Chowk towards Delhi, Farrukhnagar-Jhajjar road has been designated for the commuters.

Furthermore, U-turn from Manager Chowk and Kherki Daula toll Plaza towards Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Super Expressway has been designated.

Also, traffic from Hero Honda Chowk towards Farukhnagar-Jhajjar-Badli road has been diverted.

Meanwhile, U-turn from Rajiv Chowk on the National Highway via Hero Honda Chowk has been diverted and traffic from Shankar Chowk U-turn on the Delhi-Jaipur carriageway has also been diverted.

"Amid Farmers' protest commuters do not face traffic mess, so as a preventative measure, we have diverted several routes towards Delhi," said a senior traffic police officer.

"We have also enhanced our security arrangements at the border points. At present, the situation is under control and there are no protestors at this border point," he said.