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Kanwar Yatra 2025: In a bid to ensure the smooth movement of Kanwariyas, the traffic police shut two of the four lanes on the Kalindi Kunj bridge from Okhla Barrage to Okhla Bird Sanctuary. The slower traffic movement on the route led to traffic congestion on Tuesday. The traffic restrictions are in place until July 23 in view of the ongoing Kanwar Yatra in which thousands of devotees take part and move towards Delhi, Faridabad and Gurugram.

Deputy Commissioner of police (Traffic), Noida, Lakhan Singh Yadav, said, “The traffic restrictions at Kalindi Kunj have been implemented in coordination with the Delhi Traffic Police, adding that personnel have been deployed at key junctions like Okhla Bird Sanctuary and Chilla Border. Thousands of pilgrims currently use the Okhla route daily, and numbers are expected to rise from Wednesday.”

To avoid traffic congestion, the officials have advised using the DND Flyway or Delhi Metro services during rush hours. 300 police officials were deployed from the Noida side, and 1000 police officials were deployed from Delhi to manage traffic on all 13 Kanwar routes in the city.

Despite the advisory by the Delhi traffic police, traffic congestion was severe at the Kalindi Kunj crossing, especially on the stretch towards Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday.

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Kalindi Kunj serves as a key arterial road for hundreds of commuters travelling daily between South Delhi and Noida, as well as Faridabad. The road sees heavy peak-hour traffic, serving as an alternative to the DND Flyway, especially for those coming from Jamia Nagar, Kalkaji, CR Park, Greater Kailash II, Shaheen Bagh, and Sarita Vihar towards sectors 37 to 62 in Noida.

Additional commissioner of police (traffic) Dinesh Kumar Gupta said, “We issued a traffic advisory on Monday, detailing traffic restrictions on Kalindi Kunj and Agra Canal Road in view of the ongoing Kanwar Yatra. Half carriageways towards Noida and Badarpur will remain closed till July 23. Since heavy traffic is expected, we urge motorists to avoid the two routes and use alternate routes via DND and Ashram.”

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