Several areas of the national Capital witnessed water-logging and traffic snarls for the second consecutive day on Sunday after heavy rain lashed the city. Waterlogging was reported from various areas in Delhi, including Shalimar Banquet Hall, Ekta Sthal and Shanti Path area.
Earlier in the day, heavy traffic congestion was reported in places such as Rani Jhansi Road, Qutub Road, Old Iron Bridge, Kishan Ganj Road and lajpat Nagar Metro Station.
According to Delhi Traffic Police officials, the situation became normal in several areas in the evening. A road near Kaushik Enclave in north Delhi's Burari reportedly caved in following which the Delhi Traffic Police alerted commuters not to take that route, a traffic police official said.
The Delhi Traffic Police kept on posting alerts on its Twitter handle to inform people about routes to be avoided.
According to control room of civic bodies, waterlogging was reported in nearly 16 areas such as Vikas Puri, Mayapuri, lodi Colony, lajpat Nagar, Jangpura, Mathura Road and Govingpuri among others.
The civic bodies also said uprooting of trees were also reported from several parts, including Raghubir Nagar, East of Kailash, Okhla, Mathura Road, lodhi Road and C R Park main road.
This is the second consecutive day when several areas of the city were water-logged due to heavy rains also affecting traffic movement.
Hitting out at the AAP Government and BJP-led municipal corporations, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Ajay Maken alleged that both have “failed” to come out with the permanent solution for water-logging in the national capital. The national capital of India has become the capital of water logging, Maken said.
He also said the data available on Delhi Government website regarding desilting of drains is not only surprising but also put question mark on the Government's intent to tackle the issue and reach out a viable solution before onset of the monsoon. “The desilting of drains should have been completed by June 15, 2018, but by this time, only 17 per cent of desilting was completed.
“The Delhi Government fixed next target to complete desilting of drains by June 30, but by June 29, only 37 per cent desilting was completed and by July 27, only 39 per cent desilting could be completed,” the Congress leader alleged.
The Congress party stated that Delhi Government has identified 96 places, which are chronic roads or areas prone to water logging frequently and where water logging was reported 3 or more than three times. “This list is incomplete as there are many other chronic roads or areas which are prone to water logging system frequently, Maken alleged.
“The AAP Government and the MCDs seem to be fighting with each other just for show-off. Had both worked to come out with the permanent solution of water-logging in Delhi, Delhi, the Capital of India would not have become 'Capital of waterlogging',” he said in a statement.