Amid monsoon marking its arrival in the national Capital in the wee hours of Friday, heavy rain wreaked havoc in Delhi causing waterlogging in many areas of the city which led to a flood-like situation forcing vehicles to crawl amid massive traffic jams.
The Delhi Traffic Police issued alerts to notify the affected carriageways, advising commuters to plan their journey accordingly. Visuals coming from various parts of the city showed several areas inundated with water, leading to long traffic jams which affected commuters, especially, office-goers.
The Delhi Police said they received several calls regarding traffic issues, waterlogging and uprooting of trees since the morning. Visuals emerged of Delhi Traffic Police standing in knee deep waters trying to help commuters navigate their ways amid flooding on the city roads.
At the New Delhi Railway Station, people had to walk through knee-deep water, carrying children to navigate the flooded roads. Water also filled metro stations in some areas, adding to the discomfort of the commuters. According to the police, traffic is affected on Anuvrat Marg in both the carriageways from 100 Foota Red Light and Lado Sarai Red Light and vice-versa due to waterlogging. The Delhi Metro announced the temporary closure of entry and exit points at Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 Metro station while shuttle services from Delhi Aerocity Metro station to Terminal 1 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport have been suspended.
Several MPs who were in the capital due to the ongoing Parliament session shared visuals of waterlogging outside their residences in Lutyen’s Delhi. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said his entire home was under a foot of water and the carpets and furniture inside his residence were ruined. Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav was lifted to his cars by his staff to carry him to his car the road outside his bungalow in the Lodhi Estate area was inundated.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi’s residence was also submerged as visuals showed severe flooding outside the residence of the AAP leader. On Ring Road, waterlogging caused slow traffic in both directions from Naraina towards Moti Bagh and vice-versa under the Dhaula Kuan Flyover. Traffic is also affected in both the carriageways on Vir Banda Bairagi Marg due to waterlogging at the Azad Market underpass.
On Aurobindo Marg, traffic was stuck in both directions from INA towards AIIMS and vice-versa due to waterlogging under the AIIMS Flyover. It was also slow on the Outer Ring Road in both directions from Shantivan towards ISBT and vice-versa due to waterlogging near Y-point Saleemgarh and Nigambodh Ghat.
Due to waterlogging below Tilak Bridge W-point, traffic was disrupted on W-Point Tilak Bridge road in both the carriageways from A-Point to W-Point and vice-versa. On Rohtak road, traffic was affected in both the carriageways from Rajdhani Park towards Mundka and vice-versa due to waterlogging.
The uprooting of a tree has disrupted traffic on Mathura Road in the carriageway from Ashram towards Badarpur. Traffic was affected on Road No. 13 in both directions from Kalindi Kunj towards Crown Plaza and vice-versa due to waterlogging at the Okhla underpass.
Due to a canopy outbreak at Terminal 1 Departure, the area remained non-functional. All passengers heading towards Terminal 1 departure were advised to use the arrival section of Terminal 1. Additionally, there was waterlogging at the Mehram Nagar underpass towards Terminal 3.
Traffic was affected in both the carriageways from Akshardham towards Ghaziabad and vice-versa due to waterlogging at roundabout Murga Mandi, Ghazipur Border. The uprooting of a tree opposite Jwala Heri Market disrupted traffic in the carriageway from Jwala Heri Market towards Madipur.On Minto Road, traffic was stuck in both directions from Kamla Market towards Connaught Place and vice-versa due to waterlogging at the Minto Bridge underpass. Traffic was affected on the Outer Ring road in the carriageway from Bhera Enclave Roundabout towards Peeragarhi due to waterlogging near Peeragarhi Village road.
It was also affected on IP Marg, BSZ Marg and Vikash Marg due to waterlogging and breakdown of vehicles at Tilak Bridge underpass (W-Point). Due to waterlogging near Park Rose Garden, Feroz Shah Kotla (IG Stadium Bus Stop), traffic got affected on MGM (Ring Road) in the carriageway from IP Flyover towards Rajghat and on Mathura Road in the carriageway from Badarpur towards Sarita Vihar due to waterlogging near Tughlakabad Metro Station.
In the NCR area, the traffic was also affected at Noida-Greater Noida Expressway in the morning. Many commuters also took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to share updates regarding the traffic situation across the national capital. Some of them claimed that the Barapullah Elevated road was completely choked, while the traffic was also heavy near Mundka-Nagloi road.
