Massive traffic jams were reported across Delhi
New Delhi:
Heavy rain in Delhi on Monday morning led to heavy waterlogging and traffic jams in several parts of the national capital.
Large parts of the city were inundated and office-goers and students had a tough time reaching their destination as massive jams were reported across the city due to waterlogged streets.
South Delhi was worst hit with severe traffic congestion due to waterlogging at the stretch between IIT-Delhi and Munirka, Moti Bagh, Chirag Delhi, Saket, Modi Mill, Moolahchand, South Extension, Yusuf Sarai, AIIMS, Lodhi Road, Andrews Ganj, Greater Kailash, Nehru Place and Jasola.
The Gurgaon-Dhaulakuan route also witnessed a choc-a-block situation as a tree fell on the road, blocking one carriageway, while heavy rain and a bus breakdown disrupted traffic on the other, a traffic official said.
In a series of tweets, the traffic police informed commuters about the obstructions on various stretches across the city.
"There would be generally cloudy sky in the day. Rain and thunderstorm is likely to occur at several places," a Met official said.
The official said that Delhi received 26.3 mm rain in the last 24 hours. The humidity level at 8.30 am was recorded at 100 per cent.
As Delhi received its first proper monsoon showers on Thursday, the whole city had come to a standstill with commuters facing a harrowed time. There was waterlogging in most parts of the national capital and half kilometre long commutes were taking over an hour to cover.
The Public Works Department has set up 500 new pumps - including mobile ones - to pump out water, set up a helpline and claims to have cleaned up hundreds of kilometres of roads ahead of monsoon, but people of Delhi feel all this is of no avail.
Large parts of the city were inundated and office-goers and students had a tough time reaching their destination as massive jams were reported across the city due to waterlogged streets.
South Delhi was worst hit with severe traffic congestion due to waterlogging at the stretch between IIT-Delhi and Munirka, Moti Bagh, Chirag Delhi, Saket, Modi Mill, Moolahchand, South Extension, Yusuf Sarai, AIIMS, Lodhi Road, Andrews Ganj, Greater Kailash, Nehru Place and Jasola.
The Gurgaon-Dhaulakuan route also witnessed a choc-a-block situation as a tree fell on the road, blocking one carriageway, while heavy rain and a bus breakdown disrupted traffic on the other, a traffic official said.
In a series of tweets, the traffic police informed commuters about the obstructions on various stretches across the city.
Water logging at Chirag Delhi, Saket Metro Station gate no. 2 and Modi Mill. Kindly avoid the stretch.
Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) 18 July 2016
Obstruction in traffic in the carriageway from Gurgaon towards Dhaula kuan due to breakdown of an LGV near Sanjay Point.
Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) 18 July 2016
Some of the commuters shared photos of flooded roads and complained directly to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Traffic is heavy in the carriageway from Nangloi towards Najafgarh due to water logging near water tank
Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) 18 July 2016
Half hour rain & Delhi's Krawalnagar & Johripur roads became full of water nothing change in three years of "Aap" pic.twitter.com/ca8ieuGqYB
Prince Prasad (@PrinceP37377137) 18 July 2016
@ArvindKejriwal honb CM, rain is creating traffic havoc in delhi.may be not in lutiyan/ Civil Lines Delhi. @SatyendarJain
AMAR JEET (@AMARJEEIN) 18 July 2016
"There would be generally cloudy sky in the day. Rain and thunderstorm is likely to occur at several places," a Met official said.
The official said that Delhi received 26.3 mm rain in the last 24 hours. The humidity level at 8.30 am was recorded at 100 per cent.
As Delhi received its first proper monsoon showers on Thursday, the whole city had come to a standstill with commuters facing a harrowed time. There was waterlogging in most parts of the national capital and half kilometre long commutes were taking over an hour to cover.
The Public Works Department has set up 500 new pumps - including mobile ones - to pump out water, set up a helpline and claims to have cleaned up hundreds of kilometres of roads ahead of monsoon, but people of Delhi feel all this is of no avail.
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