As heavy rain lashed Delhi, traffic was thrown out of gear with vehicles moving at snail’s pace on several roads due to waterlogging, causing hardship to thousands of office goers and other commuters throughout the day.
Morning showers slowed down traffic on the arterial roads of the city. Waterlogging on several roads, underpasses also resulted in heavy traffic jams on different stretches, making commuters’ journey difficult. The traffic snarl on roads leading to Gurgaon following heavy rain last evening continued with Delhi Traffic Police warning commuters to avoid NH-8 this morning.
“There is traffic jam on NH-8 near Hero Honda chowk, Gurgaon. Motorists going from Delhi to Gurgaon are advised to avoid NH-8,” the Delhi Traffic Police tweeted. Gurgaon Police also cautioned commuters, saying that traffic situation in the city was yet to be normalised.
Different roads leading to Gurgaon including NH-8 and Sohna Road were congested in the morning. The movement of vehicles was very slow due to rains and waterlogging.
Traffic was slow till afternoon on many roads due to waterlogging. The Delhi Traffic Police cautioned commuters to avoid certain road stretches due to waterlogging and heavy traffic. The movement of vehicles was hampered due to waterlogging at many places, including at Bharthal Chowk on Dwarka link Road, Wazirabad Road, Apsara roundabout, Mandoli and Rajokri flyover. Traffic was also affected on NH-24 due to movement of Kanwarias.
Heavy traffic was reported on different roads till late afternoon hours. Traffic from Rajdhani Park metro station towards Mundka metro station was hampered due to waterlogging.
Rain in the second half of the day caused waterlogging at many other places such as Pamposh Enclave, under Savitri flyover, Chirag Delhi flyover and Modi Mill flyover.
The areas where water stagnated following the afternoon showers, include Savitri Cinema flyover and Pamposh Enclave bus stand. Heavy traffic was also reported in Sarita Vihar, Jasola, Chirag Delhi, Sangam Vihar and Mehrauli Badarpur Road due to waterlogging. “Waterlogging was also reported from Badarpur Border to MB Road near railway under pass, Apollo to Asharm Chowk, Okhla Mandi and under Chirag Delhi flyover,” Delhi Traffic Police said.
Areas in Ganesh Nagar to Nirman Vihar, Khajuri Chowk, Hamdard to Vayusenabad, Vijay Chowk Mangal Market Mandadali and Nand Nagri Depot were also waterlogged causing slowing down or halting of traffic.
Traffic was also heavy in the carriageway from Peera Garhi to Tikri Border, Nangloi to Najafgarh, Zakhira flyover and under Modi Mill flyover due to water stagnation bringing hardship for commuters.
“Traffic in the carriageway from Shahdara to Apsara Border was very heavy due to potholes near Chintamani Chowk… Traffic was heavy near Okhla Sabzi Mandi due to water logging,” they said.