NEW DELHI: After more than a year, both carriageways of the Singhu border were reopened to commuters on Wednesday.
However, there was some confusion in the afternoon as barricades were put by Delhi Police due to repair work on the Haryana side. Later, a senior Haryana official visited the site, inspected the area and got the barricades removed. “Vehicular movement was restored around 7pm. Initially, there were snarls as several vehicles piled up but traffic eased later. Officials were deployed on the ground to assist commuters,” said a senior Delhi Police official. He added that the remaining roadblocks will be removed in due course of time.
Brijendra Kumar Yadav, DCP (Outer North), confirmed the reopening of the Singhu border. “The road is open now for both light and heavy vehicles,” he said.
Meanwhile, shopkeepers expressed relief. Sube Singh, who had shut his grocery shop when the farmer protests were on, said he was hopeful business will pick up now.
“We were opening the shop only for people who wanted some things as they knew me personally. But I was not able to sustain this and shut the shop later. I didn’t have any issue with the farmers. I’m glad the government heard their demands and they reached an amicable solution. Now, I hope my business, as well as that of petrol pump owners, will be restored,” said Singh.
Farmers protesting against the three agriculture laws ended the agitation after the PM accepted their demand to repeal the laws.
