Ghaziabad makes way for saffron rush
16 July 2012 2:25 AM GMT
The satellite city of Ghaziabad has taken an orange hue. With half of the all the major roads in the city being reserved for kanwarias, route diversions have become inevitable. Vehicles are crawling their on the way out. The schools have been closed till Tuesday and the movement of heavy vehicles have been banned [only some selected trucks carrying vegetables, milk and other essential goods are allowed on selected routes].
‘We are continuously observing flow of kanwarias on the National Highway-58 and may close it for all vehicles after midnight if need arises,’ said Shiv Shankar Yadav, S P City, Ghaziabad. NH-58 connects Delhi with Haridwar through Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. Kanwarias from NCR, Haryana and Rajasthan use this route to reach Haridwar to bring water from the Ganga in their holy pilgrimage.
GT road, which connects Delhi border to NH-58, has also been closed on one side - from Apsara border in Dilshad Garden in Delhi to the outer part of Ghaziabad city on Bulandshahar. Heavy traffic jam is also seen at all roads of Ghaziabad as the city acts as transit for kanwarias. Ghaziabad police has deployed 100 sub-inspectors, 400 constables of civil police and one traffic inspector, six traffic sub-inspectors, 10 traffic constables and 90 home guards to control the traffic in the city. The services of several non governmental organisations [NGOs] and Nagrik Raksha Bal are also being roped in.
‘We are offering breakfast, lunch and dinner to kanwarias. We have deployed our guys in shifts to offer water, food and bed to kanwarias. A temporary arrangement has been made to put their kanwar and take rest,’ said Munna Sharma, who had put a tent on GT Road for kanwarias. In tents they are being offered puri-sabji, kheer, tea and water. The pressure of kanwarias would persist till Tuesday, until then the diversions and restrictions in the traffic are likely to continue.
‘It’s harrowing to travel these days. It took me over one-and-half hour from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad bus stand,’ said Naveen Chandela, who commutes from Delhi in his car. Similar arrangements have been made in NGOs and municipal corporation in Delhi area.
However, the movement of traffic in Delhi is not disturbed as the roads are wide to accommodate them. The restricted routes for vehicles in Ghaziabad include GT Road to Chodhury More to Lal Quan to Jassi Pura More. The vehicles are also restricted at Goshala Tiraha, Mohan Nagar and Meerut More. The kanwarias are also using routes along the Hindon river and hence the traffic is adversely affected in these routes.
‘We are continuously observing flow of kanwarias on the National Highway-58 and may close it for all vehicles after midnight if need arises,’ said Shiv Shankar Yadav, S P City, Ghaziabad. NH-58 connects Delhi with Haridwar through Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. Kanwarias from NCR, Haryana and Rajasthan use this route to reach Haridwar to bring water from the Ganga in their holy pilgrimage.
GT road, which connects Delhi border to NH-58, has also been closed on one side - from Apsara border in Dilshad Garden in Delhi to the outer part of Ghaziabad city on Bulandshahar. Heavy traffic jam is also seen at all roads of Ghaziabad as the city acts as transit for kanwarias. Ghaziabad police has deployed 100 sub-inspectors, 400 constables of civil police and one traffic inspector, six traffic sub-inspectors, 10 traffic constables and 90 home guards to control the traffic in the city. The services of several non governmental organisations [NGOs] and Nagrik Raksha Bal are also being roped in.
‘We are offering breakfast, lunch and dinner to kanwarias. We have deployed our guys in shifts to offer water, food and bed to kanwarias. A temporary arrangement has been made to put their kanwar and take rest,’ said Munna Sharma, who had put a tent on GT Road for kanwarias. In tents they are being offered puri-sabji, kheer, tea and water. The pressure of kanwarias would persist till Tuesday, until then the diversions and restrictions in the traffic are likely to continue.
‘It’s harrowing to travel these days. It took me over one-and-half hour from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad bus stand,’ said Naveen Chandela, who commutes from Delhi in his car. Similar arrangements have been made in NGOs and municipal corporation in Delhi area.
However, the movement of traffic in Delhi is not disturbed as the roads are wide to accommodate them. The restricted routes for vehicles in Ghaziabad include GT Road to Chodhury More to Lal Quan to Jassi Pura More. The vehicles are also restricted at Goshala Tiraha, Mohan Nagar and Meerut More. The kanwarias are also using routes along the Hindon river and hence the traffic is adversely affected in these routes.
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