NH-10 reopens to traffic after 20 hrs
Tribune News Service
Rohtak, July 17The Delhi-Hisar National Highway no. 10 reopened to vehicular traffic after remaining closed for nearly 20 hours near Bahalba village in Meham subdivision of district today.
Villagers protesting against the failure of the police in tracing a missing buffalo bull had blocked the road yesterday. The traffic had to be diverted through link roads during the jam.
The protesting villagers lifted the blockade following the assurance from the Meham SDM that the personnel posted at the Meham police station would be transferred, the missing buffalo bull case would be investigated by the DSP of their choice and the villagers detained and the tractor impounded by the police would be released.
Earlier, the villagers blocked the NH 10 throughout the night by placing felled trees on the road. Meham SDM Manish Nagpal, accompanied by other officials, reached the road blockade site this morning to persuade the villagers to clear the road for smooth flow of vehicular traffic.
The protesters then put forward the aforesaid demands, which the SDM assured, would be fulfilled. Following the assurance by the SDM, the villagers lifted the blockade around noon and the NH 10 reopened for vehicular traffic