India, July 4 -- The traffic diversions for the annual Kawar Yatra becoming effective from July 11 are set to affect the Delhi Meerut Road, the Delhi Meerut Expressway, and the Muradnagar to Tila Morh Pipeline Road, while the National Highway (NH)- 9 will be majorly used by commuters as an alternative route, officials said on Thursday.

This year, the Ghaziabad traffic police, has marked the Muradnagar to Tila Morh, and the Delhi Meerut Road for Kanwariyas coming afoot from Uttarakhand, while the Delhi Meerut Expressway will be majorly used for Dak Kanwars.

The Dak Kanwar is the fastest mode used by Kanwariyas to bring holy Ganga water from Uttarakhand. A group of Kanwariyas travel by light commercial vehicles and make a relay run behind...