The Delhi Police has issued a travel advisory in view of the Kanwar Yatra 2025, starting today, Hindustan Times reported. Huge crowds of devotees are expected to enter the national capital from various borders.
As per the report, dense crowds comprising groups of Kanwariyas are expected on Wazirabad Road, GT Road, Loni Road, NH-24, Road Number 56, Kalindi Kunj Road, Mathura Road, Ring Road, ISBT Kashmiri Gate, Rani Jhansi Road, Ridge Road, and Dhaula Kuan.
Apart from this, Nangloi-Najafgarh Road, Firni Road, Zakhira, Rohtak Road, Madipur, Peeragarhi, Nangloi, Madhuban Chowk, Mukarba Chowk, Keshopur Mandi, Janakpuri, Pankh Road, Devprakash Shastri Marg, Geeta Colony Pushta Road, Salimgarh Bypass, Indralok, Ring Road, Outer Ring Road, Barf Khana Chowk, Boulevard Road, Azad Market, Gokulpuri Flyover, 66 Foota Road, Maujpur Chowk, Seelampur Metro Station, Welcome, and Shahdara are also expected to see notable traffic congestion, the report added.
Routes that are likely to be congested
- Maharajpur Border or Ghazipur Border with Haryana via Road No. 56, Ghazipur roundabout
- NH-24, Ring Road, and Mathura Road via Badarpur Border
- Kalindi Kunj via Mathura Road via Badarpur Border
- ISBT on Ring Road via Majnu Ka Tila
- Mukarba Chowk and NH-1 towards Singhu Border or Tikri Border
As per the report, devotees are also expected to enter the city through the Apsara Border, Bhopura Border, Loni Border, Maharajpur Border, Kalindi Kunj Border, Ghazipur Border, and Chilla Border.
Kanwar Yatra’s effect in Noida and Ghaziabad
As per the report, commercial vehicles in Noida that will be heading to Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, Hapur, or Moradabad and those coming via DND Flyway, Delhi-Badarpur Border, or Okhla Barrage are advised to use the Eastern Peripheral Expressway via the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
Meanwhile, commercial vehicles coming from NIB, Model Town, Chhijarsi, and Taj Highway, and those using the MP-01 elevated road, might be rerouted to the Eastern Peripheral to avoid vehicle congestion, the report added. Vehicles travelling through Loni, Tulsi Niketan, Seemapuri, and Anand Vihar borders will be barred from entering Ghaziabad to keep traffic disruptions at bay.
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