NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Saturday increased deployment of personnel and placed more concrete barriers at various border points as farmers have announced that they will intensify their protest against the Centre’s new Agri laws, with plans to block the Delhi-Jaipur highway and the Yamuna Expressway.
There is no protest yet on Delhi’s borders with Gurgaon and at other points of National Highway-8 that connects the national capital with Jaipur, a senior police officer said. However, farmers have announced that they will begin their march to the national capital on the highway from Shahjahanpur on Sunday.
The increase in security arrangement comes amid thousands of farmers protesting at various areas on Delhi’s borders for the last 16 days and demanding that the legislations be withdrawn. The police have made adequate arrangements and these include multi-layered barricading and deployment of personnel.
Measures have also been taken to ensure commuters do not face inconvenience at places were protest are being staged, another senior police officer said. In a tweet, the traffic police on Saturday informed commuters about the closure of the Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari and Mangesh borders.
It suggested commuters to take alternative routes via Lampur, Safiabad, Saboli and Singhu School toll tax borders. It added that traffic has been diverted from Mukarba and GTK Road advising people to avoid Outer Ring Road, GTK Road and National Highway-44.
The Tikri and the Dhansa borders are also closed for traffic movement but the Jhatikara border is open only for two-wheelers and pedestrian movement, the traffic police said in a tweet. Those going towards Haryana can take Jharoda (only single carriageway), Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera borders, the traffic police said.
The Chilla and the Ghazipur borders are also closed for traffic from Noida and Ghaziabad. "People are advised to take an alternate route for entering Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Apsara & Bhopra borders," it tweeted.
March from Sunday
There is no protest yet on NH 8 that connects Delhi with Jaipur, a senior police officer said. Farmers have announced that they will begin their march on the Jaipur-Delhi highway from Shahjahanpur on Sunday