Traffic diversions and vehicle bans have been implemented and have been active in Bareilly and Badaun since Friday evening for the Kanwar Yatra. Authorities have restricted access near Kachhla Ganga Ghat, longer transit distances, and alternate routing via the Ganga Expressway.

Diversions and Restrictions

Heavy vehicles will be diverted via alternative routes, including the Ganga Expressway. The movement of normal vehicles on the Kachla Kanwar route is strictly prohibited. Heavy vehicles going towards Farrukhabad, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Sambhal, Agra, Aligarh and Kasganj will be diverted from the city and Kachla route and sent through Ganga Expressway, Bisauli, Sahaswan, Gunnaur, Narora and other alternative routes.

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Trucks, trailers, DCMs and other heavy vehicles going from Farrukhabad and Shahjahanpur towards Agra-Aligarh will reach their destination via Ganga Expressway via Usawan, Myau, Daharpur, Dataganj, Vankota Toll Plaza, Bilsi, Muzaria, Sahaswan, Gunnaur and Narora.

Heavy vehicles going from Bareilly towards Kasganj, Agra, and Aligarh will be sent via Gaini, Amla, Bisauli, Sahaswan, and Gunnaur.

More NAMO Bharat Trains For Kanwar Yatra

For the Kanwar Yatra, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has increased the frequency of Namo Bharat trains during the ongoing Shravan month and Kanwar Yatra.

The new schedule, active from July 30 to August 14, is designed to handle the expected rise in passenger numbers and ensure smoother travel despite road closures and traffic diversions along the Kanwar Yatra routes.

As per the new NCRTC update, 52 additional train trips will be operated every day during the period.

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As a result, passengers travelling on the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor will no longer have to wait up to 10 minutes for a train. Instead, services will be available every eight minutes across the entire corridor, stretching from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Modipuram in Meerut. Officials added that if passenger demand exceeds expectations during the Kanwar Yatra, additional train services will be introduced as required.

The Kanwar Yatra is an annual Hindu pilgrimage where devotees of Lord Shiva, called Kanwariyas, walk to sacred rivers, like the Ganges, to collect holy water (Gangajal). They carry this water back in decorated pots balanced on bamboo poles across their shoulders to offer it at local Shiva temples. The journey ends with Jalabhishek, the ritual pouring of the holy water onto a Shiva Lingam