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Noida road near Shaheen Bagh opened briefly, barricaded again

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent
Feb 21, 2020 06:28 PM IST

The road connecting Noida with Faridabad was opened briefly on Friday before it was shut down again.

The road connecting Faridabad to Noida which was blocked for the last 69 days since the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests began at Shaheen Bagh in south east Delhi was opened briefly on Friday morning before it was blocked again by police barricades, said reports.

Road at Mahamaya flyover Noida, which was briefly opened, has now been blocked again by Noida traffic police.(HT Photo/Burhaan Kinu))
Road at Mahamaya flyover Noida, which was briefly opened, has now been blocked again by Noida traffic police.(HT Photo/Burhaan Kinu))

News agency ANI had reported the opening of the road connecting Faridabad and Noida on Friday morning after the interlocutors appointed by the Supreme Court had indicated the possibility on Thursday night.

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According to livehindustan.com, the barricading of the road to Faridabad and Jaitpur from Mahamaya flyover in Noida was removed temporarily to ease congestion that had resulted due to a snag-hit vehicle impeding the flow of traffic near Noida Film City.

The road was closed after it was briefly opened on Friday morning (HT Photo)
The road was closed after it was briefly opened on Friday morning (HT Photo)

The interlocutors appointed by the Supreme Court had yesterday indicated the possibility of the opening of some routes despite the stalemate in talks with the protestors who have refused to abandon their protest venue until the Citizenship Amendment Act they are opposing is repealed.

 

Senior advocates, Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran had first spoken of the possibility after the end of second day’s negotiations with the protestors who have blocked a major arterial road connecting southeast Delhi with satellite town Noida in Uttar Pradesh.

Ramchandran said she along with Hegde visited some alternative routes--blocked by the police—suggested for reopening by some women protestors.

“We urged the protesters to come up with creative solutions to the traffic situation. We are happy that the Delhi police have co-operated with our suggestions and the usage of some roads may soon be restored especially for commuters going towards Faridabad,” Hegde had said on Thursday evening.

The protests at Shaheen Bagh started on December 15, 2019 on Road 13A connecting Delhi with Noida and it led to the police placing blockades at sever other alternative routes in the vicinity leading to severe traffic jams for commuters travelling between Noida, Delhi and Faridabad.

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