CAA Unrest: Okhla Underpass, Part of Mathura Road Shut to Traffic

To avoid traffic jam people being advised by the Delhi Traffic Police to take the DND road rather than Ashram.

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Okhla underpass and a portion of Mathura Road were closed for traffic movement on Wednesday morning, the Delhi Traffic Police said.  Sources said that the traffic was closed owing to the planned protest by Jamia students against Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said all metro stations were now open.

"Road No 13A between Mathura Road and Kalindi Kunj is closed for traffic movement. People coming from Noida are advised to take DND or Akshardham to reach Delhi," the traffic police tweeted.

Similarly people going to Noida from Mathura road are advised to take Ashram Chowk, DND or Noida link road, the police said.

"Okhla underpass going towards Kalindi Kunj is also closed for traffic movement," they tweeted.

Seven metro stations were closed on Tuesday in view of the Seelampur violence but five of them were later opened.

On Wednesday morning, the DMRC handle tweeted about the closure of entry and exit gates of Jaffrabad and Maujpur - Babarpur stations. Bur within an hour, it said all metro stations were open.