New Delhi, September 2: The Delhi Police asked commuters to plan their peak-hour travel carefully after traffic snarls in several places due to waterlogging and uprooting of trees following rain on Monday. The national capital's residents woke up to a pleasant morning as rain lashed several areas of the city.
In a post on X, the police said traffic was affected on both carriageways of National Highway-48 from Dhaula Kuan towards Mahipalpur and vice-versa due to waterlogging. In another post, they said traffic was affected on Press Enclave Road on the carriageway from Saket court towards Malviya Nagar due to waterlogging near the Hauz Rani red light. Delhi Rains: Heavy Rainfall Lashes Several Parts of National Capital, Netizens Say ‘It’s Going To Be a Wet September’ (Watch Videos).
Traffic was also hit on Ring Road on the carriageway from DND towards the Moolchand underpass due to waterlogging; on both carriageways from Road No 13 towards Okhla Estate Road; both carriageways of the Outer Ring Road; Safdarjang towards Dhaula Kuan; and Badarpur towards Mehrauli, among others. Traffic was affected at the Birla Vidya Niketan Marg in Saket due to a tree being uprooted near Amity School. Delhi Weather Update: Heavy Rains Lash Parts of Delhi-NCR (Watch Videos).
Traffic Comes to Standstill at Dhaula Kuan
#WATCH | Delhi: Traffic congestion due to waterlogging witnessed in Dhaula Kuan area following heavy rainfall in the national capital pic.twitter.com/sxRiHSjGfB
— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2024
Traffic Disrupted on Ring Road
Traffic Alert
Traffic is affected on Ring Road in the carriageway from Safdarjang towards Dhaula Kuan due to heavy water logging near Satya Niketan Bus Stand. Kindly plan your journey accordingly. pic.twitter.com/7Hg7H8f1Cf
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) September 2, 2024
Amit Singh, a resident of south Delhi, said vehicles were crawling near Safdarjung and from Dhaula Kuan to Mahipalpur. "One can see waterlogging at several areas of south Delhi, leading to such traffic chaos during peak hours," he said. A commuter travelling from Gurugram to central Delhi said there was a massive traffic jam at Mahipalpur on the carriageway towards Dhaula Kuan. Several commuters also posted on X, complaining about the traffic and waterlogging in Khanpur, Moti Bagh and Chhattarpur, among others.