Haridwar, April 14 -- With the festival of Baisakhi falling on Sunday, the traffic volume in the city of Haridwar has upsurged, said Haridwar SP.

"The traffic pressure is just high. There are many vehicles here. Tourists who come on weekends go to Rishikesh. These vehicles are also of the devotees who come to Haridwar to take a holy dip on Baisakhi."

Gairola further added that police officials have been deployed everywhere, and the situation has not yet escalated to a jam.

"There is not situation of traffic jams," Gairola remarked. "We are taking out the traffic smoothly. Although the traffic has been slowed down for a while, there is no jam situation here. Police are present everywhere."

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