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New Delhi: The Farmers Protest is being organised today, on February 13, 2024 with almost 200 farmer unions marching to the national capital from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Due to the protest, Section 144 has been imposed in parts of Haryana and the whole of Delhi; the state governments have also issued traffic advisories. A travel advisory has also been issued by Delhi’s IGI Airport but despite these alerts, there are heavy traffic jams on the roads in Delhi today and a lot of people are choosing public transport over their own vehicles, to beat the traffic. In case you are also planning to use the Delhi Metro, there is an update for you regarding the same..
As mentioned earlier, there has been an update regarding Delhi Metro, ahead of the Farmers Protest. In case you are planning to use the public transport to beat the hours-long traffic jams, please note that the Gate Number 2 of the Central Secretariat Metro Station will remain closed till evening today because of the Farmers Protest.
#WATCH | Delhi: Gate 2 of the Central Secretariat Metro Station will remain closed till evening. Security has been deployed at several places in Delhi, ahead of the farmers’ call of ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest.
Section 144 has been imposed in the entire Delhi. pic.twitter.com/6Q4lYW29xj
— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024
Apart from Gate Number 2 of the Central Secretariat Metro Station, there are gates at other metro stations in Delhi, that will remain closed as a security measure due to the Farmers Protest. According to media agency IANS, a DMRC official had informed, “Some gates of Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk, Udyog Bhawan, Janpath and Barakhamba Road have been closed as per security instructions. However, the stations are still operational.”
If you are travelling by Delhi Metro today, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has issued a service update for all passengers saying that even though the gates of some metro stations have been closed as a security measure, the metro stations are still operational and other entry-exit gates are open for usage. In a separate post by DMRC, it has been informed that selected gates at a total of nine metro stations have been closed because of the Farmers Protest; check full list below.
Service Update
A few gates may be closed in following stations as per security instructions. However, stations are operational.
1. Central Secretariat
2. Rajiv Chowk
3. Udyog Bhawan
4. Patel Chowk
5. Mandi House
6. Barakhamba Road
7. Janpath
8. Khan Market
9. Lok Kalyan Marg— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) February 13, 2024
Section 144 has been imposed in the whole of Delhi and this will stay in place for the next 30 days. The Delhi Traffic Advisory, there are diversions for the inter-state buses using the NH-44 to go to Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal etc.
Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are advised to use Exit Number-2 on NH-44 intersection to go to Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, etc. “The HGVs intending to go towards Bahadurgarh, Rohtak, etc. are suggested to take Outer Ring Road from Mukarba Chowk to Madhuban Chowk to Bhagwan Mahavir Road to Rithala to Pansali Chowk to Helipad to UER-II to Kanjhawala Road-Karala T-Point-Kanjhawala Chowk to Jaunti Village to Jaunti Border/Nizampur Border and enter in Haryana village Bamnoli and may go further go via Nahra-Nahari road to Bahadurgarh road.”
Diversions have also been announced for cars and light goods vehicles travelling to Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, etc. The Delhi Traffic Advisory stated, “The cars and LGVs intending to go towards Bahadurgarh, Rohtak, etc. are suggested to take exit from exit number-2 DSIIDC cut towards Bawana road to Kanjhawala T-Point to Kanjhawala Chowk via Dr Sahib Singh Verma Road to Jhanda Chowk/Ghevra to take right Nizampur Border via Savdha Village to Bahadurgarh Connecting NH-9.”
A separate traffic advisory has been issued for Noida and Greater Noida, by the Gautam Budh Nagar Police.
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