Kanwariyas run rampant amid lack of enforcement

The Kanwar Yatra in Delhi has been marked by traffic jams, loud noises and disruptions due to heavy trucks laden with boom boxes, disrupting the daily life of thousands along the pilgrim routes, residents said, alleging that their complaints to Delhi Police have fallen on deaf ears.

- Jignasa Sinha

The problem is especially worse in the South, South East, East and South West districts, with residents and residents’ associations raising health concerns.

Delhi Police said they have made arrangements in each district, and that they have received 200 complaints—mostly about noise and traffic—since Friday.

In South East Delhi, where pilgrims are mainly choosing to walk through New Friends Colony, Maharani Bagh and Ashram, residents alleged that loud noise and music played on boom boxes were hugely disruptive. Police said around 10 complaints were being lodged every day here.