The Delhi traffic police on Sunday issued an alert for the commuters, warning them about waterlogging, potholes, road cave-ins and uprooting of trees following incessant rainfall in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the last 24 hours. There was waterlogging, uprooting of trees and even potholes on the roads across the city which led vehicular movement at snail’s pace. Vehicles also broke down at several places leading to traffic chaos.
There was massive traffic chaos at Mathura Road, Punjabi Bagh Chowk, Anand Vihar, Red Fort, Mathura Road, ITO and Chhawla areas of the city with vehicles moving at snail’s pace.
With rain spell throughout the day, the Delhi Traffic Police has advised commuters to plan their journey accordingly.
“Traffic is affected on Mathura Road in the carriageway from Sarita Vihar towards Badarpur due to breakdown of two trucks near CNG pump Mohan co-operatve Estate. Kindly avoid the stretch,” it tweeted.
While sharing details regarding waterlogging, potholes and uprooting of trees on roads of the Capital, traffic police tweeted, due to incessant #DelhiRains in the last few days, some roads have been affected by water logging, potholes, uprooting of trees and cave-ins. Commuters advised to plan their journey accordingly and avoid these stretches for their convenience.
As per traffic police, there are potholes on Ashram towards Kilokidi on Mathura Road, roundabout Rail Bhawan, Moti Bagh Gurudwara, Barafkhana Chowk, Peeragarhi Chowk, IIT to PTC on Aurobindo Marg,” it said.
“Water logging was there on the following roads- near New PHQ gate no-3 on Ashoka Road, Peeragarhi Chowk, Lajpat Nagar Metro station, near metro pillar 422 to 427 on Rohtak Roads, roundabout Bagga link on Panchkuian Road, several other areas on Rohtak Road, Dhaula Kuan flyover, GT Karnal Road and few parts of Outer Ring Road,” traffic police said.
The trees were uprooted at outer ring road near Palam Flyover and Benito Juarez Marg near Ring Road.