More trouble for NCR commuters

The Delhi Government on Monday decided to seal the Capital’s borders for a week in the wake of the increased cases of coronavirus, while the district administrations in Ghaziabad and Noida also announced that their borders with neighbouring states would remain closed. The decisions were so sudden that people were caught unawares, leading to massive traffic jams on the road linking Delhi with Ghaziabad and Noida. The Ministry of Home Affairs in its guidelines has allowed free movement of people, both inter-state and intra-state, saying there would be no need to procure permit to move around the country. It, however, mentioned that the local administration, based on the assessment of the situation, could take a decision to restrict the movement of people, which had to be publicised in advance.