Heavy rain batters NCR, causes huge traffic jam
New Delhi: Incessant rain continued to lash Delhi, Gurugram and Noida on Thursday, resulting in waterlogging and slow traffic movement in different parts of NCR. Heavy traffic jams were reported at NarelaBawana road, Raja Garden flyover, Kasturba Underpass, MB Rad, Jhandewalan Mandir, Jhilmil underpass, Azadpur vegetable market, Sarai Pipal Thala, Jahangirpuri, Madanpur Khadar, among other places. The Delhi traffic police appealed to residents to avoid the waterlogged roads. ■
Following heavy rainfall in the national capital on Thursday morning, waterlogging, parts of house collapsed, falling of trees, and traffic movement at snail’s pace were reported in various major areas across the city. For hassle-free commuting, the Delhi traffic police issued an advisory for the people informing them about the routes with heavy jams.
The water logging issue was reported at Jhandewalan Mandir on Rani Jhansi Road, M.B. Road at Lal Kuan (both carriageway), Maa Anandmayee Marg near D.D. Motors (both carriageway), G.T. Road at Azadpur Subzi Mandi out gate (both carriageway), Sarai Pipal Thala (both carriageway), Mahindra Park Signal on G.T. Road (both carriageway), Jahangirpuri on G.T. Road (both carriageway), and G.T.K. Depot on G.T. Road as per the Delhi traffic police (DTP).
Many residents shared videos and pictures of vehicles plying through waterlogged roads on social media.
Meanwhile, civic agencies said that two parts house collapsed due to the
rain in Dakshinpuri and Malviya Nagar.
Traffic was also affected as trees fell down in many places in the city.
“Falling of trees were reported from Ambedkar Market in Safdarjung Enclave, Pushp Vihar area, Malviya Nagar, C.R. Park, Chhatarpur Mandir Boys School near Chhatarpur Metro station, Hari Nagar area, Tughlakabad extension, Sukdev Vihar, Lajpat Nagar area, New Friends Colony, and several other parts across the city,” said a senior civic agency official.
Following the rainfall and waterlogging across the city, the DTP posted alerts on Twitter to inform commuters about waterlogged roads.
“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 DTP tweeted.
“Traffic on Ring RoadBhairon Road was affected due to potholes and traffic going from Ring Road towards Bhairon Road was affected due to the bottle-neck route,” it said in another tweet.
“Traffic movement has been closed on Rajpur Road from both sides due to a fallen tree near P.S. Civil Line. A tree fell down near the railway gate on Narela-Bawana Road due to which traffic is affected,” it tweeted.