Flooded Hindon elevated road shut down
GHAZIABAD: Commuters travelling on Ghaziabad’s Hindon elevated road were in for a surprise on Thursday when the traffic police shut off one side of the 10.3-km corridor for over three hours after it got water-logged.
The six-lane elevated road, which was inaugurated on March 30, lets vehicles travelling between Delhi and Meerut bypass Ghaziabad. Traffic police officials said one side of the road was closed down from Raj Nagar Extension to UP Gate and a mechanical crane was stationed there to prevent traffic coming in.
“We had nearly four-foot-deep water-logging on the descending side of the UP Gate where vehicles could not move further towards Ghazipur. As a result, we had to stop traffic flow. The traffic coming from Raj Nagar Extension to Delhi was closed down (on to the elevated road) while the other side traffic remained operational. The maintenance staff of the company (tasked with main- tenance) has been asked to pump out the water,” said Ramesh Kumar Tiwari, traffic-inspector.
He added the traffic police also diverted cars from the effected stretch in the wake of the traffic closure on the elevated road.
“The traffic from Raj Nagar Extension roundabout was diverted to Karhera over-bridge and further towards Mohan Nagar crossing. The drain pipes on the upper portion of the road also got choked but were cleared soon,” he added.
Meanwhile, officials from Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) denied water-logging on the elevated road and said the flooding only occurred near the UP Gate. “The road, which got water-logged, descends towards the UP Gate side. A nearby drain overflowed and caused water-logging near UP Gate. Pumps were roped in to draw out water,” said VN Singh, chief engineer of the authority.
The traffic inspector on Thursday evening said that the road was closed around 2.30pm and the traffic was resumed by 6pm.