Kanwar Yatra 2019 Begins Today With Shrawan Maas: Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory With List of Roads Where Vehicular Movement Would Be Affected
In the view of Kanwar Yatra, Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory and released a list of roads where vehicular movement will be affected. The police have put in place elaborate security arrangements to avoid any inconvenience to the daily commuters.
New Delhi, July 17: The annual Kanwar Yatra has begun on Wednesday. Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage undertaken by Lord Shiva’s devotees, also known as Kanwariyas. The Kanwariyas visit Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar during Shrawan Mass to fetch holy waters of River Ganga. In the view of the pilgrimage, Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory and released a list of roads where vehicular movement will be affected. The police have put in place elaborate security arrangements to avoid any inconvenience to the daily commuters. Kanwar Yatra 2019: DJs Banned From Playing 'Filmy Songs', Only Bhajans Allowed, Orders UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
The vehicular movement would be slowed down on the route from Apsara border to National Highway-8. The route will cover areas like ISBT Flyover, Boulevard Road, Rani Jhansi Road, Faiz Road, Upper Ridge Road and Dhaulan Kuan. Traffic on the Route connecting Bhopra Border to New ISBT Bridge in Seelampur will also be affected due to Kanwar Yatra. Areas on this route include Wazirabad Road, Loni Flyover, Gokulpuri T-point, 66 Foota Road and Seelampur T-point
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Commuters on the route connecting Maharajpur Border to Badarpur will also face inconvenience. Areas on this route include Road no.56, Ghazipur Border, NH-24, Ring Road and Mathura Road. Traffic movement on Kalindi Kunj to Badarpur Border via Mathura road is likely to slow down. Similarly, commuters on the route from Kalindi Kunj to MB road via Modi Mill will also face inconvenience.
According to reports, Uttar Pradesh Police will use around 8,000 security personnel, drones, helicopters and snipers will be used for surveillance during the Kanwar Yatra this year. DGP Uttar Pradesh OP Singh took stock of the arrangements. Last week, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that DJs will be allowed during Kanwar Yatra if they play bhajan and not filmy songs.
Last year, clashes were reported between Kanwariyas and locals. In of the incidents, nearly a dozen people were injured after a clash broke out between two groups at a village in Greater Noida over the conduct of the Kanwar pilgrimage. The incident took place in Panchayatan village when the two groups, from the same community, indulged in violence and brickbats.
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