In view of ongoing Shrawan Shivratri Kanwar fair in Saharanpur which started from Thursday, the district administration has enforced an elaborate traffic diversion plan to ease load on the inner areas of the city. The diversion plan was put into practice from morning of July 21 and would be continued till further orders.
The vehicles intending to go Haridwar and Dehradun from Ambala would be diverted to Chowki Shahjahanpur, Chiklana, Behat- Kalsia, Chutmalpur route while the vehicles on Ambala- Delhi route would be diverted to Gangoh, Sanjay Chowk, Nanota road from Chowki Shanjhanpur. Similarly the vehicles from Dehradun Ambala route would be asked to ply on Chutmalpur- Kalsaia crossing — Chilkana - Chowki Shahjahanpur route. The vehicles from Delhi Shamli to Dehradun Haridwar would ply on Kalasia, Chutmalpur route during the fair. The vehicles from Dehradun/ Haridwar to Muzzaffarnagar to remain diverted to Manglore road, Deoband from Chutmalpur. The traffic coming towards Dehradun from Muzzaffarnagar would be diverted to lakhnoti crossing, Puhana, Bhagwanpur, Chutmalpur route from Rehana. The light vehicles from Nagal intending to go to Saharanpur would be detoured from Vishwakarma Chowk, Ambedkar chowk points. The light vehicles and passenger buses running between Delhi/ Shamli to Dehradun/ Saharanpur/ Haridwar would be diverted from Hasanpur chowk, Collectorate junction, Ambedkar Chowk, Old chungi, Behat, Chutmalpur route.
The administration has ordered that no vehicles would be allowed during Kanwad fair inside the Saharanpur city. Similarly tractor trolleys carrying sand and fodder would be out of bounds on Kanwad fair area. The administration has also made it clear that all heavy vehicles intending to come inside city would be allowed only between 1 am to 5 am only. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) has ordered all Police stations in charges to strictly adhere to the diversion plan and ensure that all vehicles follow it.