GHAZIABAD: Entry of heavy vehicles to Delhi from
Ghaziabad and Noida will be banned for two days in view of the Republic Day parade rehearsals, officials said on Thursday. According to the police, security has also been beefed up along the Delhi-UP borders after intel on a possible terror attack.
As per the advisory, heavy vehicles will not be allowed in Delhi from five border points on January 23 and January 26.
“The Republic Day rehearsal parade will be held in Delhi on January 23 so heavy vehicles will not be allowed to enter Delhi from all the UP borders of Ghaziabad from 10 pm on January 22 to 1.30pm on January 23. While, the entry of heavy vehicles will be closed from 10pm on January 25 to 1.30 pm on January 26,” said
Ramanand Kushwaha, SP (traffic).
The five border points connecting Ghaziabad to Delhi, as per advisory, are NH-9 and NH-24 via UP Gate, Dabur T-point via Maharajpur, Mohannagar to
Seemapuri, Bhopura Border and Loni Border.
Kushwaha added that heavy vehicle operators should use alternate routes to avoid inconvenience. “All commercial vehicles heading towards Punjab, Haryana or
Rajasthan are advised to take the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) during the period of restriction,” the SP said.
The Gautam Budh Nagar police has also issued a similar advisory, restricting movement of commercial vehicles from the three border points — Chilla Red Light, DND Flyway and Kalandi Kunj — to Delhi.
The Republic Day parade rehearsal are currently underway in Delhi since January 17.
Meanwhile, ahead of the Republic Day and state assembly election, the Ghaziabad police has upped security. “Our personnel have been deployed at strategic points and pickets have been increased for checking vehicles The anti-sabotage checking at crowded places and markets is being carried out along with tenant verification to keep a strict vigil to avert any untoward incident,” senior superintendent of police, Pawan Kumar said.