All the Kanwariyas were residents of Sultanpur village and were travelling from Pahelaja Ghat to Baba Hariharnath temple to perform Jalabhishek in Hajipur.
The Kanwar Yatra, in which Shiva devotees from northern states travel on foot or by other means to collect water from Ganga in Haridwar to offer it at Shiva temples in their areas, is set to begin from July 25.
Kanwariyas who enter Uttarakhand's Haridwar defying the ban on the annual Kanwar Yatra will have to serve a 14-day quarantine here at their own expenses.
The Ghaziabad district administration has geared up to make the National Highway-58 (NH 58) and Chaudhary Charan Singh Kanwar Marg on the upper Ganges canal hassle-free for movement of kanwarias (Shiv devotees) who are expected to reach the city, via these two routes from Haridwar, by July 30, an official said.
The Delhi traffic police have also prepared a route diversion plan, to ensure smooth movement for the Kanwar Yatris and for the daily commuters.
Ghaziabad, July 29: Vehicular traffic will not be allowed on National Highway (NH) 58 (Delhi-Meerut road) from July 30 to Aug 5 from here to Roorkee to allow free movement of 'kanwarias' (Shiv devotees).Traffic from
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