At least 15 sand-laden dumpers, cranes, drones, barbed wires, and 150-200 policemen in anti-rioting gear were on stand-by at the Gurugram-Delhi border near Sirhaul to block any possible attempt of protesting farmers to enter Delhi.
Barricading near Rajokri triggered traffic snarls on the Gurugram-Delhi carriageway between 9am and 11am. (HT PHOTO)
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A Delhi Police officer said the dumpers will be used to block the Gurugram-Delhi carriageway if needed. “We are on alert and continuously coordinating with Gurugram Police.” Deputy police commissioner Rohit Meena inspected the situation and the preparedness at the border.
Traffic snarls
Barricading near Rajokri triggered traffic snarls on the Gurugram-Delhi carriageway between 9am and 11am.
Gurugram deputy police commissioner (traffic) Virender Vij said the barricades were later removed and the traffic movement became smooth. “As soon as we got to know about the jam, we held discussions with the Delhi Police and got the barricades and jersey barriers removed.”
He said they were on alert even as there was no input on any movement of farmers towards Gurugram or neighbouring areas. “We have also kept barricades and other equipment ready at the borders for deploying them as per necessity.”
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Vij said traffic diversion plans and contingency measures have been kept ready and they will be brought into effect in case they get even the tiniest hint of any problem.
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Vij said traffic diversion plans and contingency measures have been kept ready and they will be brought into effect in case they get even the tiniest hint of any problem.
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Additional police forces have also been deployed on the Gurugram-Rewari Road. Deputy police commissioner (Manesar) Deepak Kumar Jewaria said that they were continuously monitoring the situation and getting real-time updates from other districts too. “Police teams have been kept ready at Panchagon and other place.”
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.
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