Farmers Movement Archive

Delhi: Farmers gone, now the turn of barricades

NEW DELHI: The process of removal of barricades at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur began on Saturday and the road repair work will also start soon. The roads at Tikri and Ghazipur will open by Sunday morning, while it will take around two days to remove the cemented dug-in barricades/nails and to fully carry out the repair work at Singhu. At Tikri border, the removal work of barricades, roadblocks and cemented barriers started on Saturday morning. Around 3-4 cranes were called in for removal of roadblocks. “Most of the farmers have left. There are minor road repair and cleaning work which needs to be completed and the road will be open for commuters from Sunday morning,” a senior police official said. At Singhu border, it will take around two days to completely open the road for commuters, as there are three kinds of barricade layering placed there, including the yellow movable barricades, roadblocks such as containers, and cemented barriers. “Some of the yellow barricades have been removed, but the remaining work will be carried out on Sunday morning. Hydraulic cranes will be required to remove the cemented barricades. After the barricades are removed, the road will have to be repaired from some parts. Most of the farmers have left, however, around 1,000 are still there. Some people have also left behind their materials that need to be cleaned before the road is finally opened,” said another official. At the Ghazipur border, cops TOI spoke to said that they were in talks with their senior officials and UP counterparts for removing the barricades from the protest site.

The Times of India

2021-12-12

Delhi