Farmers embarked on a tractor march on Monday organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) from Noida to Delhi to push for a law ensuring a minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce.

The farmer unions held the rally along the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district. The march, extending from Mehndipur in Rabupura to Falaida, resulted in significant traffic congestion at the Delhi-Noida border, causing inconvenience for hundreds of commuters. The tractor rally was taken through the Yamuna Expressway, Luharli Toll Plaza, and Mahamaya Flyover.

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Ahead of the march, the Noida Police issued a traffic advisory, warning commuters of potential disruptions and diversions in the Delhi-Noida border region. To ensure safety, prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been put in place, and extra personnel have been deployed at key entry and exit points of Delhi and Noida. The Delhi-Noida border will be closed with barricades, and police will thoroughly check vehicles entering Delhi or Noida.

Meanwhile, mobile internet services, suspended for nearly two weeks in seven Haryana districts in the aftermath of the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation, were reinstated on Sunday. The services were initially suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, and Sirsa on February 11, with subsequent extensions on February 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 24.

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Noida Police’s traffic advisory for commuters:

To manage the anticipated traffic disruptions, the Noida Police has outlined specific measures in their traffic advisory. People are advised to avoid using the Yamuna Expressway and explore alternative routes or use the metro to reduce inconvenience.

Delhi Police and Gautam Buddh Nagar Police are planning to set up barriers at borders, leading to more traffic on routes like the Yamuna Expressway and Luharli Toll Plaza. If there’s an emergency, traffic will be redirected. Goods vehicles have been banned on certain routes from Yamuna Expressway to Noida-Greater Noida Expressway to Delhi, and from Sirsa to Pari Chowk to Surajpur.

  • travelling from Chilla Border to Delhi can reach their destination via Sector 14A flyover through Golchakkar Chowk Sector 15, Sandeep Paper Mill Chowk, and Jhundpura Chowk
  • Vehicles travelling from the Kalindi border to Delhi are advised to take the Mahamaya flyover via Sector 37.
  • Traffic using Yamuna Expressway to reach Delhi should exit at Jewar Toll towards Khurja and proceed to the destination via Jahangirpur.
  • Traffic heading to Delhi via Sirsa and Parichowk, after leaving the Peripheral Expressway, should use the route through Dadri and Dasna instead of exiting at Sirsa.
  • For traffic on NH-91 from Ghaziabad to Dadri to Bulandshahr, the recommended route is from Ghaziabad via Hapur.
  • On NH-91, traffic going from Bulandshahr to Dadri should use the route from Bulandshahr via Hapur.
  • Emergency vehicles will be directed to safe destinations during diversions.

If you encounter traffic inconveniences, please contact the traffic helpline at 9971009001 and consider alternative routes to minimise inconvenience.