Following heavy rainfall and thunderstorm packing winds of up to 100 kmph in national Capital on Monday, Delhi Traffic Police received 352 calls related to traffic congestion, 14 calls regarding building or wall collapse and 294 calls on uprooted trees. The traffic police said its control room received over 350 calls about congestion, failure of traffic signals, uprooting of trees and electricity poles and snapping of overhead electricity wires and cables. “During massive thunderstorm & rain yesterday that brought city to a standstill, @dtptraffic acted with alacrity & promptness. All resources were mobilised quickly to clear roads & regulate traffic. Real time info shared through social media to help people,” Delhi Police wrote on Twitter.
The Delhi Traffic Police said operations to clear the roads which were peppered with branches of trees are still underway at few of places with the help of various agencies.