Traffic snarls as Delhi-Ghaziabad border sealed, new rules for vehicles issued

Daily Delhi-Ghaziabad commuters found themselves trapped in a huge border traffic jam after the UP administration decided to close it. Many vehicles have been stuck at the border since Monday evening soon after the Ghaziabad district administration took the decision to seal the border between the two cities.

Police at the border checkpoint prevented vehicles from inspecting e-passes before allowing anyone to pass, which led to a long traffic queue at the border between Delhi and Ghaziabad. Sealing the border before people could return from work resulted in confusion and turmoil among the commuters.

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The decision to seal the border came after Ghaziabad experienced the last 24 hours of a outbreak of 10 fresh coronavirus reports. The district administration issued an order stating, "There has been an rise in the number of cases of coronavirus in Ghaziabad district over the last few days.

A significant chunk of these cases are related to those traveling between Delhi and Ghaziabad. Therefore, the district administration has agreed to seal the Delhi-Ghaziabad border until further orders, on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer.

Also, the district administration has made a clarification as to who would need e-passes to cross the border. Passage of heavy vehicles or trucks carrying goods, vehicles involved in banking services and critical services and medicines without questioning will be permitted.

The order said people who are working in vital services, such as physicians, firefighters, police, media workers, and bank employees, will be able to go and do not need passes. The identification cards should be necessary.

Persons employed with the central government offices and Delhi, however, will be expected to create temporary passes. "Lots of government officials of the third and fourth class live in Ghaziabad who work in Delhi.

A government policy says its offices operate at a level of 33 per cent. Only those government employees who make up 33 per cent will get a travel pass given to them that can be on a regular or weekly basis, "the order said.

The order also requested that government employees reach Delhi before 9 am and return after 6 pm to Ghaziabad. The order also stated that residents willing to get e-passes will be required to apply in case of emergency.

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