Pickets by Noida police choke Kalindi Kunj road

NEW DELHI: There seems to be no respite for people commuting from Delhi to UP as pickets set up by Noida police have been resulting in the road approaching Kalindi Kunj bridge remaining choked through the day. A month ago, TOI had reported about the hassle being faced by daily commuters. The pressure of the traffic volume was also damaging the bridge, police claimed.
On Monday, the traffic jams were such that Delhi Traffic Police tweeted asking people to avoid travelling on the stretch. “Traffic movement is very slow from Delhi towards Noida on Kalindi Kunj flyover due to very tight barricading/checking by Noida Police,” the tweet stated.
Noida police has set up a picket right at the mouth of Kalindi Kunj bridge due to which the road has turned into a bottleneck. As cops deployed there conduct a thorough check of documents, including permits, it results in a long tailback of traffic. Apart from this, Noida police also turns back cars that don’t comply with the norms using the wrong side of the carriageway. This also adds to the snarls.
Traffic police said that both the carriageways of the old Kalindi Kunj bridge were opened for traffic during the peak hours on Monday. However, Noida police started turning back vehicles on the same route leading to a massive bottleneck.
“We had to stop Noida-bound vehicles coming from Mithapur and Jaitpur for nearly half an hour to ease the traffic volume and prevent Kalindi Kunj crossing from getting choked. This also led to snarls,” said a traffic police officer.
Though the issue was taken up with Noida police several times in the past one month, they told Delhi Police that orders to check vehicles had been given by the Noida district magistrate. “We have requested Delhi government to take it up the matter with the authorities concerned,” said an officer.