The road between Noida to Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj road witnessed vehicular movement for 40 minutes after Noida Police reopened the route on Friday. However, the joy of the motorists was short lived as the road was closed again.

The protestors are sitting on Road number-13 in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, which is on the route connecting Noida with Delhi via Kalindi Kunj, for over two months to mark their protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Due to the ongoing protest, the Delhi and Noida police had closed the entire stretch which has been resulting in massive traffic snarls in  other areas connecting Noida with Delhi. Nearby locality residents have been complaining about hardships that they are facing owing to the unending blockade. They all are forced to opt for alternative routes to reach to their destinations  and it has added to their travel time.

According to a police official, the barricades installed at Noida Mahamaya Flyover were removed for sometime on Friday morning.  “The road was opened only to clear the passage of a bus. The barricades were restored minutes after the road was reopened,” said the police official.

The stretch of Shaheen Bagh to Kalindi Kunj road which is about two to three kilometres has commercial centers housing shops and restaurants. The road ends at Atlanta Water Park. The Shaheen Bagh-Kalindi Kunj road is parallel to the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway which is used by a large number of commuters between Delhi and Noida.

“All the roads that are close to Shaheen Bagh-Kalindi Kunj road like  Kalindi Kunj bridge, Amrapali Road, Okhla Barrage Road, Okhla Bird Sanctuary Road, Dadri main road and Noida-Greater Noida Expressway were open but the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch is closed,” said the protestors.

“It is the police that has barricaded and blocked the road. We don’t have any issue if there is traffic movement as protest is our right and we are protesting peacefully. We don’t have any intension to disrupt other people life. Police should be blamed for closing the entire stretch not us,” said the protestors adding that we are ready to even manage traffic if this route is opened for vehicular movement.