Severe traffic congestion was reported in several parts of Delhi after rain lashed the Capital leading to waterlogging on many key roads on Friday.
long tailbacks were witnessed in south Delhi as well as north Delhi during the morning peak hours. With vehicles piling up, it took hours for the roads to be cleared up and traffic chaos remained on the roads even after the peak hours.
The congestion on roads turned even worse after schools closed and large number of vehicles transporting school-going children to their homes added to the traffic volumes.
The areas where traffic was thrown out of gear include Saket, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Kashmere Gate, Dhaula Kuan, Ashok Vihar and Rohini sub-city, traffic officials said.
The stretch between Dhaula Kuan and IGI Airport and the Dhaula Kuan-Delhi Cantonment route were also clogged, giving commuters a harrowing time.
By afternoon, the Delhi Traffic Police helpline was bombarded with calls on waterlogging. Most of the cases were reported from Vikas Marg, Malka Ganj, GPO, Tis Hazari court, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Punjabi Bagh, Mayapuri and Naraina.
Waterlogging also caused severe congestion at Pul Prahladpur, Shahdara, loha Mandi and near Shadipur depot, the traffic officials said.