Farmers opened Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Bharat Bandh showed widespread effect, many trains also had to be canceled
Delhi-NCR Traffic jam : During the Bharat Bandh against the agricultural laws of the farmers, heavy jam was seen in the areas of Delhi and NCR. Long queues of cars started at the Delhi Gurugram border only in the morning. Even after several hours people remained trapped inside the vehicles. Farmers also blocked Ghazipur Border, KMP, Delhi Meerut Expressway. Due to this there was also heavy traffic on NH-9 and NH-24 connecting Delhi and Noida Ghaziabad. However, now the farmers have opened the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
A long train of cars was seen crawling along the Delhi-Gurugram border. Farmers have also blocked the Kundli Manesar Expressway. People going from Noida, Ghaziabad to Delhi were affected due to the closure of traffic on the Ghazipur border. Farmers also blocked the Delhi-Meerut Expressway at Ghazipur border Delhi. The farmers also blocked the NH-9 and NH-24. At the same time, farmers also sat on the rail track at the railway station in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, which affected the movement of trains.
Red Fort in Delhi in view of security reasons during Bharat Bandh. Metro stations like Pandit Ram Sharma were closed (Lal Qila metro station closed). No passenger will be able to move from these metro stations. Delhi Police has closed the roads leading to Red Fort due to security reasons.
The farmers also closed the Delhi Haridwar Highway. The farmers closed the Delhi-Haridwar highway near Muzaffarnagar, which affected the traffic. At the same time, hundreds of farmers also demonstrated on the railway track for the withdrawal of agricultural laws. This affected the movement of trains on Delhi, Ambala and Firozpur railway divisions. Northern Railway said that the movement of 25 trains on Ambala, Firozpur division has been affected.
Two Shatabdi trains including Kalka Shatabdi had to be cancelled. The Vande Bharat Expressway to Katra has also been cancelled. Trains leaving from Old Delhi and some other stations have also been affected.