Heavy downpour in Delhi on Thursday morning resulted in waterlogging, falling of trees and traffic snarl in various areas of the city. The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory to the people to inform them about the routes to take to avoid the gridlock.
Many residents shared videos and pictures of vehicles plying through waterlogged roads on social media.
The waterlogging issue was reported at Jhandewalan Mandir on Rani Jhansi Road, MB Road at Lal Kuan (both carriageway), Ma Anandmayee Marg near DD Motors (both carriageway), GT Road at Azadpur Subzi Mandi out gate (both carriageway), Sarai Pipal Thala (both carriageway), Mahindra Park Signal on GT Road (both carriageway), Jahangirpuri on GT Road (both carriageway) and GTK Depot on GT Road, as per the Delhi Traffic Police (DTP).
Meanwhile, civic agencies said two parts of a house collapsed due to rain in Dakshinpuri and Malviya Nagar.
Traffic was also affected as trees fell down in many places in the city. Also, civic agencies said trees fell at several locations across the national Capital.
“Falling of trees were reported from Ambedkar Market in Safdarjung enclave, Pushp Vihar area, Malviya Nagar, CR Park, Chhatarpur Mandir Boys school near Chhatarpur metro station, Hari Nagar area, Tuglaqbad extension, Sukdev Vihar, Lajpat Nagar area, New Friends Colony and several other parts across the city,” said a senior civic agency official.
“M B Road traffic movement closed from Mathura Road, due to water logging under Pul Pehlad Pur. Obstruction in traffic in the carriageway from Satyam towards Kasturba Underpass, Maharaja Surajmal Marg due to water logging at Jhilmil,” the Delhi Traffic Police tweeted.
“Traffic on the Ring Road-Bhairon Road was affected due to potholes and traffic going from Ring Road towards Bhairon Road was affected due to the bottle-neck route,” the Delhi Traffic Police said in another tweet.
“Traffic movement has been closed on Rajpur Road from both sides due to a tree fallen near PS Civil Line. A tree has fallen near the railway gate on Narela-Bawana road due to which traffic is affected,” it tweeted.