ByAarya Kumari, Chandigarh/mohali
Mar 12, 2025 10:00 AM IST
Scores of police officers had been deployed on Mohali roads to handle the visitors jams. Commuters getting back from work discovered themselves caught in lengthy queues. The Mohali bypass highway in Balongi and the airport highway had been the worst hit. Huge visitors chaos ensued as a result of diversions.
Heavy visitors disruptions had been reported in Mohali on Tuesday night as President Droupadi Murmu’s go to to the Indian Faculty of Enterprise led to a number of diversions and roadblocks throughout key routes. In Chandigarh, visitors snarls had been a standard sight as authorities enforced particular visitors rules forward of the President’s Wednesday’s go to.
A visitors jam seen at Sector 18 dividing highway in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Scores of police officers had been deployed on Mohali roads to handle the visitors jams. Commuters getting back from work discovered themselves caught in lengthy queues. The Mohali bypass highway in Balongi and the airport highway had been the worst hit. Huge visitors chaos ensued as a result of diversions.
Tejasvi Khatri, a Mohali IT employee who too was caught within the chaos, stated, “This road is not new to traffic jams but it is worse today. I’m stuck here for more than 15 minutes and still not able to cross the road. VIP movement always causes trouble.”
One other commuter from Chandigarh, Vishal Sharma, was heading again to his residence when he bought caught in a visitors jam. He stated, “There were no clear signs about which roads were closed. I kept moving in the morning too but every route was blocked.”
Manasvi, an IT worker, shared, “I left my office early to avoid rush but I’ve been stuck here for so long. The traffic is not moving and the diversions have made it worse.”
In Chandigarh, the visitors police issued an advisory, mentioning key routes that might be regulated through the occasion. Site visitors congestion was famous on Madhya Marg with commuters on account of diversions. Site visitors police had been deployed at main intersections to handle the move. Residents and commuters are suggested to plan their routes accordingly and go for alternate roads to keep away from inconvenience on March 12, the advisory acknowledged.
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