Meanwhile, a section of traders here has urged the protesting farmers and the government to have a dialogue to quickly resolve the issue.

Noida: Owing to the Bharat Bandh called by farmers’ unions on Friday, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police issued traffic restrictions under CrPC Section 144. The authorities have banned unauthorised public assemblies across the district. The police have also asked the commuters going to Delhi and coming back from the capital city of traffic diversions in Noida and urged citizens to opt for metro rail service “as far as possible” to avoid inconvenience.

The decisions have been taken in view of the proposed protest marches called by the farmers’ body Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and other unions, the police said.

“Various programmes like protest demonstrations are proposed by SKM and various organisations for Friday. Hence, Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is implemented on February 16,” the police said in a statement.

Uttar Pradesh | DCP Traffic Noida issues traffic advisory for 16th February, in view of farmers’ protest. Also issues traffic helpline number – 9971009001 pic.twitter.com/VCGccHJPth

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Here Are Some Of The Key Details:

• Unlawful assembly of five or more people, unauthorised processions or demonstrations, including political or religious, are prohibited.
• The use of private drones in a radius of one km of government establishments has been barred.
• People carrying sticks, rods, tridents, swords, firearms and the likes in public places are banned.
• In a traffic advisory, the police said intensive checking will be done by installing barriers on all the borders of Noida and Delhi by the police on both sides due to which there will be a pressure on vehicular movement and traffic would be diverted according to requirement.
• “People going to Delhi please use Metro as much as possible to avoid traffic inconvenience. Arrival of all types of goods vehicles will be restricted on the route from Yamuna Expressway to Delhi via Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and from Sirsa to Surajpur via Pari Chowk. To avoid traffic inconvenience, drivers can use alternative routes to reach their destination,” the police said.
• BKU leader Pawan Khatana said during the Bharat Bandh called by his union, farmers have been asked to strike their work for one day in order to press the government for demands.

Meanwhile, a section of traders here has urged the protesting farmers and the government to have a dialogue to quickly resolve the issue.

“Frequent farmer movements adversely affect everyday business activities. Citizens have to face unnecessary troubles. Everyone is suffering losses due to the closure of transport routes,” Sushil Kumar Jain, president of Noida’s Sector 18 Market Association, said.

“We appeal to the government and the farmers to resolve the issues through dialogues and not by obstructing the lives of common citizens,” Jain added.