Kanwar Yatra : Gautam Buddha Nagar has declared a local holiday on August 2. Noida District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma has cancelled the holiday on August 3 for the Shivratri Jalabhishek of the month of Sawan.
He has declared a local holiday on August 2, Friday. All government offices in Noida and all schools and colleges in the district will remain closed on August 2. Apart from this, all schools in Ghaziabad have been declared closed on August 2. All schools in Noida and Ghaziabad will conduct online classes on August 30 and 31.
Schools and colleges will remain closed in Noida on August 2
Friday, August 2, 2024 The District Magistrate has issued a memorandum regarding this. During this time the traffic instructions will not change. During the Kanwar Yatra, police officers deployed on traffic duty will stop vehicles and show the way to the Kanwariyas. Anyone can contact on Twitter @noidatraffic, helpline number 9971009001 and WhatsApp number 7065100100.
Kanwar Yatra 2024: Here are the routes that have changed
Heavy, medium and light vehicles coming from Noida-Greater Noida Expressway via Ghaziabad via Delhi-Badarpur Border Okhla Barrage towards Bulandshahr, Hapur and Moradabad will use the Eastern Peripheral Expressway.
Heavy, medium and light vehicles will use the Eastern Peripheral Expressway from the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway to travel from Delhi to Noida via DND flyover to Ghaziabad via Bulandshahr, Hapur and Moradabad.
Heavy, medium and light vehicles coming from Noida-Greater Noida Expressway towards Ghaziabad, Hapur and Moradabad via Chilla Red Light will use the Eastern Peripheral Expressway.
Heavy, medium and light vehicles using the elevated MP-01 route to reach Ghaziabad, Hapur and Moradabad will use the Eastern Peripheral Expressway instead of the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
The Eastern Peripheral Expressway will be used to return heavy, medium and light vehicles that travel to Ghaziabad, Hapur and Moradabad via NIB, Model Town, Chhijarsi and Taj Highway.
Heavy, medium and light goods vehicles from Aligarh, Bulandshahr and Secunderabad going towards Ghaziabad, Delhi via Dadri NH-91 will use the Eastern Peripheral.
Vehicles carrying heavy, medium and light goods will use the Eastern Peripheral from Sirsa intersection while travelling towards Delhi via Noida-Greater Noida Expressway via Secunderabad, Kasna via Pari Chowk.
Kanwar Yatra
Worshippers of Lord Shiva set out on a pilgrimage once a year known as the Kanwar Yatra, which holds immense significance for millions of Hindu devotees. The first day of the Hindu month of Sawan, which begins in July, marks the beginning of the yatra. This year, the auspicious month began on July 22 and will end on August 2. Mostly, pilgrims travel to Haridwar, Uttarakhand and Baidyanath, Jharkhand to offer holy water taken from the Ganges.
From there, they offer the water to the Shivling of the temple around their home. The Kanwar Yatra is a journey of penance, devotion and faith. It is much more than just a pilgrimage. It is believed that offering Ganga water to Lord Shiva brings immense benefits and spiritual merit. It symbolizes unwavering faith and desire for Lord Shiva’s heavenly blessings.
