Following heavy rainfall in the national Capital on Tuesday morning, there was waterlogging in several parts of the city including Pragati Maidan and Dhaula Kuan, affecting vehicular movement in the city.
Several areas across the city including key stretches like Mathura Road, Moti Bagh, Vikas Marg, Ring Road, Rohtak Road, Sangam Vihar and Kirari witnessed waterlogging.
Due to the flooding, there were traffic snarls at ITO, underneath the Moti Bagh metro station, the Dhaula Kuan underpass, near Pragati Maidan, Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, Ring Road near the IP Flyover, Rohtak Road.
Public Works Department (PWD) officials said waterlogging complaints were being dealt with on a priority basis.
“Morning rain was of high intensity so a few areas of the city witnessed waterlogging. Our field staff is on the ground and we are closely observing the situation,” a PWD official said.
The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to inform commuters about waterlogging and the areas where traffic movement had been affected.
“Traffic is affected near Qutab Minar Metro Station towards 100 Foota carriageway due to waterlogging,” DTP tweeted.
“Traffic coming from Badarpur towards Mehrauli has been diverted towards Mathura Road due to waterlogging near Pul Prahladpur,” it tweeted.
In further tweets, DTP said traffic is affected near Okhla Mandi, from Tamil Sangam Marg towards R K Puram and from Hyatt Regency to R K Puram Sector-12 near CNG pump.
A senior police official said traffic has also been affected in Dhaula Kuan.