Traffic snarls continue at border points as farmers' protest enters ninth day

TIKRI, JHARODA BORDERS WERE ALSO CLOSED FOR ANY TRAFFIC MOVEMENT

- ABHAY SINGH AND NIKITA JAIN

NEW DELHI/GURUGRAM: Commuters continued to suffer as traffic snarls ensued at several border points of the National Capital as police kept key routes connecting Delhi to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh closed in view of the farmers' protest against the new farm laws, which entered its ninth day on Friday. Adding to the woes of the travellers, the National Highway was also affected.

Singhu, Auchandi, Safiabad, Piao Maniyari, and Saboli borders are closed. NH 44 is closed. Do take alternate routes via Lampur, NH8, Chopra, Apsara border, Peripheral Expressway. Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba and GTK road. Avoid Outer Ring Road, GTK Road, NH 44, police said.

Sources said that more concrete boulders were put in place to ensure that no untoward incident took place. As per the official, the situation has been peaceful. New groups are coming near barricades, protesting, and then going back. We are on alert and keeping a tab on every movement, the official said.

According to an official, Tikri, Jharoda borders were also closed for any traffic movement. Badusarai border is open only for light motor vehicles like cars and two-wheelers. Jhatikara border is open only for two-wheeler traffic. For the commuters who were going to Haryana Dhansa, Daurala, Kapashera, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan, Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera borders were open, police said.