Restrictions are expected to affect travel between Delhi, Haridwar, Dehradun and Saharanpur, with commuters likely to face longer journeys and higher bus and taxi fares owing to diversions
Ahead of the Kanwar Yatra which begins July 30, the Food Safety Department has started a drive to check shops and eateries across the yatra route in Muzaffarnagar, saying this is done every year.
The Kanwar Yatra, during which lakhs of devotees fetch holy water from the Ganga in Haridwar to offer at Shiva temples in their hometowns, will be held from July 30 to August 11
The Uttar Pradesh government has said it has pushed for zero incident, zero accident during the yatra