Villagers in Jhajjar dig up roads to stop ‘Covid carriers’ from Delhi

Ravinder Saini

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Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, May 3

Villagers have dug up interior roads leading to Delhi in several bordering villages under Badli and Bahadurgarh sub-divisions of Jhajjar to stop cross-border movement as the district emerged a Covid hotspot with 42 cases in one week. Similarly, several inner roads connecting Gurugram district with the National Capital have also been dug up.

The roads were dug up by the village gram panchayat, reportedly at the behest of the district police which identified 34 interior roads in 14 bordering villages that were being used to commute to Delhi in a clandestine manner. These villages include Soldha, Ladrawan, Khairpur, Mukandpur, Issarheri, Siddhipur, Bamdoli, Badhsa, Lohat, Dariyapur, Badli, Majri, Gubhana and Luksar.

Soldha village Sarpanch Jogender said 60 of his villagers working with Delhi Police, Municipal Corporation Delhi and hospitals used to travel to Delhi for work every day.

Shri Bhagwan, husband of Issarheri village’s sarpanch Poonam, said seven roads leading to Jhadoda, Mitrau and Kair villages of Delhi had been dug up in the village while barricading had been put up on the Issarheri-Surkhpur border by both Haryana and Delhi police.

Krishan of Luksar village said three roads of his village leading to Mundhela and Bakargarh in Delhi have been dug up. “People do not hesitate to engage in brawls when we resist their movement. Police should start patrolling to check the movement.”

Jhajjar SP Ashok Kumar said the roads had been closed to check entry of outsiders without a valid reason. “The action was taken on getting information about cross-border travelling on these interior roads. Inter-state nakas have been set up at 10 crucial border points while several others have also been barricaded to check public movement.”