Delhi-Gurgaon border: Haryana has reopened its borders with Delhi according to center guidelines
New Delhi:
Massive traffic jams were reported Monday morning at the Delhi-Gurgaon border, hours after it opened to spurious traffic, in accordance with revised center guidelines on coronavirus locking.
“The state government announced yesterday that interstate travel is allowed, but today does not allow it because we do not have a pass,” said a frustrated commuter quoted by the agency as saying. ANI press.
On Saturday, the Interior Ministry, while announcing an extension of the nationwide closure of the coronavirus until June 30, also announced easings for non-containment areas, one of which was that the interstate travel would now be permitted and no separate electronic authorization or authorization would be granted. necessary for this.
A day later, Haryana’s chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, held a late-night meeting with ministers and senior officials, including Interior Minister Anil Vij, who last month is unleashed against those crossing the border as “corona transporters” and has repeatedly called for the border to be closed. A similar traffic jam occurred last week, the Haryana government closed all borders amid concerns over the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. However, chaos prevailed as it seemed that cars could pass without control, while those on foot were stopped.
Delhi-Gurgaon border: Haryana has reopened its borders with Delhi according to center guidelines
A group of people on bikes, mainly workers, blocked the road for a while, forcing the police to deploy. An hour later, the checkpoint was sealed for everyone.
The confrontation and confusion over who could or could not cross the Delhi-Gurgaon border also led to sporadic violence last month after Gurgaon police prevented residents of the Salahpur Kheda area of Delhi from ” enter on foot or by bicycle to work in reopened industries and commercial establishments.
Haryana’s go-ahead for interstate traffic came two days after he ordered to “completely seal” all borders with Delhi, except essential services. “The main reason for the outbreak is the entry of people from Delhi into the areas of Haryana that share the border with Delhi,” said Minister Anil Vij.
The reopening of borders to non-essential interstate travel comes amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country. India is the seventh most affected country with more than 1.9 lakh cases; there have been 8,392 new cases in 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health this morning.
With the contribution of ANI
