Noida: As Noida and Ghaziabad go to polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections today, the traffic police have made several arrangements for the smooth flow of traffic in the areas. The Noida traffic police issued an advisory for Gautam Buddha Nagar parliamentary constituency, restricting the traffic movement around the Phool Mandi (flower market).

The advisory states that all types of vehicles will be prohibited from proceeding on the internal roads around the Phool Mandi complex barring official vehicles on election duty. EVMs will be stored in Phool Mandi after elections.

Check routes to avoid: 

• The road from Phool Mandi Tiraha to Sector 88 Cantt RO Chowk (in front of Gate No. 3, 4 and 2 of Phool Mandi) will remain out of bounds for commuters today.
• Official vehicles are allowed to ply along this route with effect from 7am till midnight.
• The movement of all types of goods vehicles will be restricted along DSC route from Mangel/JP flyover towards Gejha Tirahe/NSEZ, for vehicles heading to Surajpur. 
• Movement of all goods vehicles heading to Surajpur along the route spanning Panchsheel/Eldico Sector 93 towards Sector 83 (Yakubpur), Sector 87 (Nayagaon) and Sector 88 (Cantt RO) Chowk, NSEZ/Phase-2 will be restricted. 
• Movement of goods vehicles heading to Kakrala Phase-2 along the route spanning Sorkha, Sector 78 towards DSC route via Kakrala Phase-2 will also be restricted.
• Meanwhile, traffic movement will be diverted to Tiraha road via Industrial Area Road Ecotech-3 for all types of goods vehicles heading toward Phase-2 Noida via Kulesara DSC Road from Surajpur.

Traffic Advisory for Ghaziabad 

The Ghaziabad traffic police issued a similar advisory in view of the elections.

• As per the advisory, the movement of heavy vehicles from Hapur chungi towards Govindpuram grain mandi, and from Dasna flyover towards Hapur chungi will be restricted. The movement of light private vehicles has also been restricted between NDRF cut and Santosh Maxwell Hospital on Hapur Road.
• Movement of commercial and heavy vehicles will be restricted from Hapur chungi towards Govindpuram grain mandi.
• Movement of commercial and heavy vehicles will be restricted from Dasna flyover towards Hapur chungi. These vehicles can use NH-09 to Atmaram steel to Hapur chungi for their destination.
• Movement of light private vehicles will be restricted in between NDRF cut and Santosh Maxwell Hospital on Hapur Road.
• Buses coming from Dasna side to deposit EVMs will go through CNG pump cut, drop the polling personnel at Gate No. 02 of Govindpuram mandi, then turn left from Baba Market cut, and will go to their destination via 47th Vahini PAC Road.
• Buses coming from Modinagar/Muradnagar side via Manan Dham to deposit EVMs, will go through Karpuripuram CNG petrol pump in front of City Park, drop the polling personnel at Gate No. 02 of Govindpuram Mandi and will go to their destination via Baba Market cut using 47th Vahini PAC Road.

The second phase of polling for Lok Sabha election 2024 is underway in 88 constituencies across 12 states and 1 Union Territory. The voting began at 7 am on Friday and will conclude at 5 pm.