Gurugram: Jam irks commuters amid ban on heavy vehicle entry into Delhi

Gurugram, January 23

After the authorities banned the entry of heavy vehicles into Delhi ahead of Republic Day, commuters on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway today faced problems due to a traffic jam. Vehicles were moving at a slow pace for about four hours.

Three zonal officers suspended

• DCP, traffic, Virender Vij himself visited the Sirhual border and instructed policemen to manage the traffic. He confirmed the suspension of three zonal officers of the traffic police for negligence in duty
• After 1 pm, vehicles on the expressway started moving at a normal speed, but after 7 hours, in the evening, commuters again faced traffic congestion at the Sirhaul border in Gurugram. In view of the jam, additional traffic policemen were deployed

DCP, traffic, Virender Vij himself reached the Sirhual border and instructed policemen to manage the traffic. He also recommended the suspension of three zonal officers of the traffic police for negligence in duty.

After 1 pm, vehicles on the expressway started moving at a normal speed, but after 7 hours, in the evening, commuters again faced traffic congestion at the Sirhaul border here. In view of the jam, additional traffic policemen were deployed who were seen managing the traffic.

“There was a traffic jam in the morning and additional policemen were deployed. In the evening, it was routine traffic congestion and the traffic police managed the movement of vehicles as per the situation. I have recommended the suspension of three zonal officers of the traffic police for negligence in duty”, said DCP traffic Virender Vij. Later, he confirmed the suspension of the three zonal officers.

Due to the full-dress rehearsal of the R-Day Parade in Delhi, heavy vehicles have been banned to enter Delhi from Gurugram till 12 pm on Tuesday. The Gurugram Traffic Police stopped heavy vehicles from entering Delhi by putting up checkpoints at Pachgaon, IMT Manesar, Kherki Daula, Hero Honda Chowk and Shankar Chowk.

Queues of heavy vehicles could be seen near the Sirhaul border. In the morning, Delhi Police checked vehicles which were entering from Gurugram. Vehicles were allowed to enter Delhi after inspection, leading to a jam on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway. By 11 am, 4-km-long queues were seen from the Sirhaul border to Rajiv Chowk. Many people took to social media to share the issue. “It took commuters 45 to 60 minutes in the morning to cover 8 to 10 km. Cops were deployed, but they were helpless due to heavy traffic,” said Ravi Kiran, a commuter.