Over mobilisation for tractor parade, not sustainable: Haryana police

The unions’ name to farmers for max participation within the January 26 Tractor Parade has led to an “over mobilisation” of the farm autos, which was “not sustainable”, the Haryana Police on Sunday stated.
Thousands of tractors have been shifting on Haryana’s highways since Friday as a lot of farmers from Punjab too are on their solution to Delhi’s border factors to participate within the tractor parade.

A senior officer of Haryana Police instructed The Indian Express: “The tractors which were already at Delhi borders were enough for the tractor parade. Even then, a major mobilisation has been done by the farm outfits. In Punjab, they have given a call that no tractor should be left out and all should move to Delhi. There is a large-scale movement of tractors from Haryana too even as there is no space for so many tractors at Delhi borders.”
In reality, the officer stated, “there is an over mobilisation” for the tractor march. “It is not sustainable. Even from the logistical angle, how would they (farmer leaders) manage such a crowd? It’s an uncertain situation. The police explained to the farmer leaders on Saturday that the tractors gathered by them were enough to cover 280-km stretch from Delhi to Jaipur,” added the officer who has been tasked with protecting a detailed eye on the developments.
The officer, who didn’t want to be recognized, anticipated motion of round 10,000 tractors to Delhi from Haryana whereas the safety businesses have estimated {that a} complete of fifty,000 tractors will attain Delhi from the state and neighbouring Punjab. “A large number of tractors from Jind, Kaithal, Ambala and Kurukshetra districts are moving to Delhi. The farmers started moving to Delhi from Friday itself because everybody wants to be in the front. We feel that all the tractors, which are moving to Delhi, won’t be able to enter the national capital because of the long jam on roads… It is easier to gather the crowd, but difficult to manage the same. There are chances of accidents too because of fog,” the officer added.
Explaining why they had been apprehensive of the numbers and the union leaders’ crowd administration abilities, the officer stated, “It is like when rains take place, even the roads of Chandigarh are filled with water despite better arrangement of drainage in the city. There is a concept of ratio of capacity and volume. If the volume is three times than the capacity, a jam is bound to happen.”
However, the officer added that the union leaders have assured the police that the “tractor parade” will probably be peaceable and people participating in it is going to return quickly after.
Meanwhile, in a communication to the Haryana authorities on Sunday, Sonipat deputy commissioner Shyam Lal Poonia stated, “A jam like situation on each road leading to national capital can’t be denied after large turnout of tractors during the tractor parade.”
Cops concern journey advisory
In view of the safety and visitors preparations for Republic Day and the proposed tractor parade of farmers, authorities in a few of Haryana districts near the nationwide capital issued advisories towards pointless journey in direction of Delhi over the following couple of days.
The advisory stated commuters will face visitors disruptions on nationwide freeway between Karnal to Delhi and Rohtak to Delhi. Traffic on KMP-KGP Expressway will even be impacted and interchanges at Kundli, Assaudha and Badli is not going to be accessible for visitors motion for 3 days.
In Sonipat, Deputy Commissioner Shyam Lal Poonia stated commuters have been suggested to make use of routes instructed by the native police in case journey in direction of Delhi was unavoidable.
Sonipat SP Jashandeep Singh Randhwa suggested the commuters to not use KGP (Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal) and KMP expressways on Tuesday. According to the police, heavy autos coming from Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Chandigarh through National Highway-44 ought to take Karnal-Shamli or Panipat-Sanoli street to maneuver to Ghaziabad and Noida and different locations of Uttar Pradesh. The gentle autos could go to Delhi or Gurgaon taking the routes like Ganaur to Nahar or from Murthal to Sonipat, Agarsen Chowk, Maharana Pratap Chowk, ITI Chowk and Kharkhoda. Apart from this, the autos can also transfer to Delhi through Bahalgarh to Baghpat, Khekra and Loni Border. To transfer to Sonipat-Delhi, the commuters in gentle autos could take the street Safiyaad- Ochandi Border- Lampur – Dahesara.

Sonipat’s civil surgeon was directed to make sure enough availability of “bike ambulances” over the following few days in order that these might attain these in want sooner. He was additionally directed to arrange non permanent medical camps, an official stated. Poonia requested the police division to strengthen safety measures within the district.
In an advisory, Panipat Police too appealed to commuters to keep away from journey to Delhi on January 25-26 or use routes instructed by native authorities if journey was unavoidable.