Delhi's border points at Tikri and Singhu remained under heavy police deployment on Friday in the aftermath of the violence
New Delhi: Delhi's border points at Tikri and Singhu remained under heavy police deployment on Friday in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during a tractor parade by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said.
Personnel of the Delhi Police, along with those of the paramilitary forces, have been deployed at the borders.
Singhu & Saboli borders are closed.Auchandi,Lampur, Safiabad,Piau Maniyari,Singhu school&Palla toll tax borders are open. Pl Take alternate route.
— Addl. CP Traffic, Outer Range, Delhi (@dcptrafficouter) January 29, 2021
Traffic is heavy & diverted from NH44. Pl avoid Outer Ring Road,GTK road& NH 44.@CPDelhi @SplCPTrafficDel @DelhiPolice @dtptraffic
Several roads have been closed and the traffic police had asked the commuters to take other routes.
"Gazipur border closed. Traffic diverted from NH 24, NH 9, Road no 56, 57 A, Kondli, Paper market, Telco T point, EDM Mall, Akshardham & Nizammudin Khatta. Traffic is very heavy in the area & Vikas marg, Pl take alternate route.
"Singhu, Auchandi, Mangesh, Saboli, Piau Maniyari borders closed. Lampur, Safiabad, Singhu school & Palla toll tax borders opened. Pl Take alternate route. Traffic diverted from NH44 near DSIDC Narela. Avoid Outer Ring Rd, GTK road & NH 44," the Delhi Traffic Police said in tweets.
Delhi Police
There was a traffic snarl on National Highway 24 on Thursday evening following the closure of the Ghazipur border.
Hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Friday, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration's ultimatum to vacate the UP Gate protest site.
