Around Delhi-NCR in 80 days: Twitter erupts over diesel ban protests

Twitter users seethed in anger after Delhi was cut off from NCR for more than two hours on Monday morning because of traffic snarls caused by taxi drivers protesting against the ban.

The Supreme Court banned plying of diesel taxis in New Delhi and NCR with effect from May 2.

Thousands of commuters were forced to endure long tailbacks on the Delhi-NCR border, from as early as eight in the morning. (Vipin Kumar /HT Photo)

Twitter users seethed in anger after the national capital was cut off from NCR for more than two hours on Monday morning because of traffic snarls caused by taxi drivers protesting against the ban.

The Delhi traffic police took to Twitter to caution commuters about the jam on the Delhi-Gurgaon border.

With no end in sight, people took to Twitter to vent out their frustration with pictures and videos.

Vaibhav Aggarwal, a victim of the jam, missed his flight.

Major traffic obstructions were also reported from Akshardham, Mayur Vihar-2, Sarai Kale Khan, Ashram intersection, Subroto Park, Palam Airport Road and Rao Tula Ram Marg in New Delhi.

Senior traffic officials said that maximum deployment was made around borders, to stop the diesel-run taxis from entering the city. “Our focus was to stop any diesel-run cab from entering the city. Over the day we will divert our deployment within the city,” a senior traffic official said.

Getting cabs and autos through aggregator services was also challenging on Monday morning. Services such as Ola and Uber hardly had any cabs or autos available during the morning peak hours. Some even issued advisories to others.

Bobins V Abraham was thankful it was his day-off from work.