After violent clashes between farmers taking out their tractor rally and Delhi Police, DMRC has taken strict steps to stop the conflict from spreading in other areas of the national capital. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed the entry and exit gates at several metro stations, mainly in north and central Delhi.
Clashes were seen in several parts of Delhi as the police used tear gas on groups of farmers and resorted to lathi-charge as protestors broke past barricades with tractors at different border points and did not take the pre-decided routes for their march in the national capital.
Entry and exit gates for several stations on Delhi Metro’s green line stations are among those that have been closed.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation took to Twitter to inform the public about the temporary closure of metro station gates.
“Entry/exit gates of Delhi Gate metro station are closed,” DMRC said in a tweet.
The Green Line (Line 5) runs between Inderlok (station on the Red Line ) and Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh with a branch line connecting the line’s Ashok Park Main station with Kirti Nagar station on the Blue Line. The completely elevated line, runs mostly along the busy NH 9 route in North Delhi and North West Delhi, bypassing Tikri Border to enter Bahadurgarh. The line consists of 23 stations including an interchange station covering a total length of 29.64 km.
In the view of Republic Day celebration 2021, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced a new set of guidelines for travelling today. All the metro parking lots will also remain closed till 2 pm on January 26, Delhi Metro said in the release.
Movement of vehicles too has been badly hit after several key roads were blocked or traffic was diverted. Entry to Delhi from neighbouring Gurgaon has been blocked at both points; from MG Road and from the Delhi-Jaipur highway.
Security Update
Entry/exit gates of Samaypur Badli, Rohini Sector 18/19, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Jahangir Puri, Adarsh Nagar, Azadpur, Model Town, GTB Nagar, Vishwavidyalaya, Vidhan Sabha and Civil Lines are closed.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I कृपया मास्क पहनें😷 (@OfficialDMRC) January 26, 2021
All routes to the Ghazipur border in east Delhi has been blocked by Ghaziabad Police in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi Traffic Police had asked commuters to avoid routes where protesting farmers are conducting their tractor rally.
