When the main roads become clogged, traffic trickles into the service lanes

A surge in heavy public movement due to the ongoing Navratri festival was supplemented by the T 20 match between India and Bangladesh at Arun Jaitley cricket stadium on Wednesday. Adding to the vehicular traffic were sport fans who trekked on foot to reach the stadium on time, as well as early bird vendors who set up small stalls before the match began. When the main roads became clogged, traffic trickled into the service lanes.

The massive traffic clogged Delhi for the seventh day on Wednesday with thousands of motorists having to negotiate heavy congestion on the city’s arterial roads, in most parts of the capital mostly in South, Central and East Delhi during the day.

Traffic was affected during the peak hours on Rajghat, Delhi Gate, ITO, Tilak Bridge, Mandi House, IP flyover crossing, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Tilak Marg, Mathura Road, Darya Ganj, Netaji Subhash Marg, Kashmere Gate, Asad Ali Road, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg and Shanti Van marg due to India -Bangladesh T 2O cricket match at Arun Jaitley stadium, till late on Wednesday night. In its advisory, the traffic police had asked commuters to avoid the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg from Delhi Gate to ITO Chowk and JLN Marg from Rajghat to Delhi Gate from 5 PM to 11:30 PM IST.

Besides, breakdown of buses during the peak hours and constructions on roads have added to the congestion on several stretches. Repair work carried out by the Indraprastha Gas Limited on Ring Road in the carriageway from ISBT towards Hanuman Setu near Nigam Bodh Ghat also added to the commuters’ woes.

Meanwhile, traffic continued to be affected on Rohtak Road in the carriageway from Nangloi towards Tikri Border and vice versa due to potholes and water logging. “Moreover, a loaded trolley has also overturned under Mundka Metro Station in the carriageway from Tikri Border to Peeragarhi.

Kindly avoid Mundka and take alternate routes accordingly”, traffic police posted an advisory on X.

A cluster bus broke down  on MB Road in the carriageway from Pul Prahladpur towards Badarpur  near Railway Bridge which caused traffic snarl during the peak hours. Slow-moving traffic is also seen at other key locations, such as Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj, Kapashera and Dhaula Kuan, due to ongoing construction.