Farmers’ protest hits Mumbai-Bengaluru highway traffic; Google Maps asked to mark stretch closed

Traffic on the Mumbai-Bengaluru National Highway came under disruption on Wednesday after farmers continued their protest near the Maharashtra-Karnataka border. Police advised motorists to avoid the affected stretch and approached Google Maps to have the road marked as closed.

Ranjan Kumar Sharma, Inspector General of Police, Kolhapur Range, urged commuters to take alternative routes until the situation improves.

Police have asked Google Maps to flag the affected section of National Highway 48 as closed due to the ongoing agitation at the Kognoli toll plaza in Karnataka, near the Maharashtra border.