Traffic stopped in the capital Delhi before Diwali, one has to wait in traffic for hours on Dhanteras; watch video

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Diwali is about to come. Today is Dhanteras. On the evening of Dhanteras, the traffic system on the roads of Delhi-NCR has completely broken down. There are long queues of vehicles on many roads from Gurugram and the capital Delhi to Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The situation is such that people have to remain stuck in traffic for hours even while going to their homes. The biggest problem was faced by employees returning home from office and people traveling daily. Along with the jam on the roads, there was also a huge shortage of cabs and bike taxis, which increased the problems of the people.

The impact of the crowd gathered in the markets for festive shopping and the increasing pressure of vehicles on the roads was clearly visible on the traffic system of Delhi-NCR. Vehicles were seen crawling in many areas, while at some places people had to resort to alternative routes.

Huge shortage of cabs and bike taxis in Noida

In Delhi-NCR, the passengers of Noida and Greater Noida faced the most problems. A person going from Noida Sector-129 to Botanical Garden Metro Station said that he was trying to book a bike taxi for about half an hour, but he could not find a bike taxi on any platform like Ola, Uber and Rapido.

He told that on normal days the Rapido fare for this journey was around Rs 100, but on the day of Dhanteras, Rs 239 was being asked for a journey of about 10 kilometres. The availability of autos and cabs was also affected. Complaints about arbitrary fares demanded by many local auto drivers also came to light. People complain that despite waiting for about 20 minutes while trying to book a cab, no driver on Ola, Uber and Rapido came forward to accept the ride.

Heavy traffic jam in these areas of Delhi-NCR

The pressure of vehicles increased significantly on the major roads connecting Delhi and Noida. Long traffic jams were seen around Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Film City, Botanical Garden and Mahamaya Flyover. The speed of vehicles remained slow from Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal to DND Flyway and Chilla Border.

In Delhi too, drivers faced problems due to heavy traffic on the DND flyway. People traveling from Gurugram to Delhi remained stuck in traffic jams in Dhaula Kuan and surrounding areas. Apart from this, traffic from ITO to Anand Vihar was affected. Long queues of vehicles were also seen in Laxmi Nagar, Nirman Vihar and Preet Vihar.

Traffic affected in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida also

The situation was not normal even in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida adjacent to Delhi. Traffic pressure remained from Ghazipur border to Mayur Vihar and Anand Vihar. At the same time, the speed of vehicles remained slow at Pari Chowk, Sector-146 of Greater Noida and Zero Point of Yamuna Expressway. Jam situation was also seen on NH-24 from Noida Sector-62 to Ghaziabad border.

Festival shopping increases difficulties

Before Diwali, a large number of people are coming out of their homes for shopping in the markets. Due to this, the number of private vehicles, autos and cabs on the roads has increased. On the other hand, due to increasing demand for cabs and bike taxis, increase in fares and unavailability of rides has increased the problems of passengers.

Overall, on the evening of Dhanteras, travel became a big challenge for the people of Delhi-NCR amid the joys of the festival. Long traffic jams on the roads and lack of public transport options have once again raised questions on the traffic system of the capital region.

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