Fresh U-turn created to unclog Kisan Chowk

NOIDA: Nearly a month after the traffic police closed Kisan Chowk for those travelling from Surajpur-Tilapta side towards NH-24, another diversion has been put in place for those going towards Bisrakh side from the national highway. This U-turn was suggested by cops after their previous experiments failed to reduce congestion at Kisan Chowk.
Now, commuters travelling from NH-24 and Tigri roundabout will not be able to take a right turn from Kisan Chowk to travel towards Bisrakh and Greater Noida West directly. Instead, they will have to travel to the new U-turn created about 100 metres ahead of the Kisan Chowk to continue travelling towards their destinations.

“Those travelling towards Greater Noida West and Noida will now travel till the U-turn constructed before Ek Murti roundabout,” said SP (traffic) Anil Jha.

Jersey barriers were put in place on Thursday evening, catching commuters by surprise.

Arjun Singh, a resident of Sector 123, said any diversion should be made only after due prior intimation to commuters. “In case, a diversion is being planned, commuters should be informed about the same beforehand. Otherwise, it leads to chaos,” he said.

However, Sanjeev Dixit, who stays in Homes in Sector 121, said while traffic movement was relatively smooth after the driversion, “the tendency of commuters travelling on the wrong side to avoid the cuts needs to be checked by the police”.

In early September, the traffic police had closed the direct movement of vehicles from Greater Noida West towards NH-24 by placing barriers on one part of the stretch. These commuters are being made to travel towards the Parthala roundabout and after taking a turn from there, they are continuing towards NH-24 and Surajpur.