River of democracy flows to Jantar Mantar

Due to the march of the thousands of volunteers of Yamuna Bachao Andolan in the national Capital, a huge traffic jam affected  normal life in South Delhi’s Badarpur, Defence Colony, Hazrat Nizamuddin, South Extension area.  Its cascading impact was seen on Ring Road and arterial roads. The volunteers reached Jantar Mantar on late Friday evening. Traffic Police officials made elaborate arrangements and only allowed them entry after peak hours to avoid further traffic snarls.

Over 10,000 volunteers from States like Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh marched from Faridabad to Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to stage a protest. Carrying banners and placards emblazoned with “Yamuna Bachao”, they entered Delhi from Badarpur leading to a traffic gridlock on Mathura Road in the morning. 

According to Traffic Police, major traffic snarls were reported near Okhla underpass, Nehru Place and on Ring Road heading to Dhaula Kuan. The most affected areas due to the protest march were Badarpur, Jaitpur, Sarita Vihar, lajpat Nagar, South Extension, Defence Colony, Kalkaji 

and Govindpuri. 

According to a Traffic Police officer, volunteers were stopped at various intersections during peak hours. Meanwhile, a huge traffic jam was also seen in areas of West and South-West Delhi that included Janakpuri, Dabri, Uttam Nagar and Dwarka on Friday afternoon when a trash can inside a subway caught fire. However, no  casualties were reported.