The Haryana Police on Friday issued a traffic advisory asking travellers to avoid Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway on Saturday to avoid a 24-hour blockade, the call given by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, which is protesting against the Centre’s farm laws. The farmers have threatened to block the Expressway for 24 hours 8 am on April 10 till 8 am on April 11.
The travellers should avoid the KMP expressway during the blockade period, the traffic advisory said.
Haryana’s Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Friday said elaborate arrangements have been put in place to maintain peace and order, prevent any kind of violence and facilitate the traffic and public transport on this important expressway.
Besides, proper traffic diversions had already been planned by the affected districts especially Sonipat, Jhajjar, Panipat, Rohtak, Palwal, Faridabad, Gurugram and Nuh, Virk said.
Virk said passengers coming from Ambala or Chandigarh side on the National Highway-44 may go towards UP Ghaziabad and Noida via Karnal to Shamli and from Panipat to Sanauli. Similarly, vehicles going towards Gurugram and Jaipur can take National Highway-71A from Panipat and travel via Gohana, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Rewari.