India, July 12 -- Authorities in Ghaziabad have put extensive arrangements in place for the annual Kanwar Yatra, which will span roughly two weeks. The traffic police announced that heavy traffic vehicle (HTV) diversions will begin at 10pm on Friday and remain in effect until the morning of July 25.

The main Kanwar route in Ghaziabad covers 25km from Muradnagar to Tila Mor and 42.5km from the Kadrabad border to the Delhi-Ghaziabad border. An auxiliary route of 53km along the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and NH-9 will also be affected.

"Movement of HTVs will be completely restricted on all three major roads from Friday night. These vehicles will be diverted via UP-Gate to National Highway-9 and then onto the Eastern Peripheral Expressway," sa...