It has been raining heavily since late night in most areas of NCR including the country’s capital Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida. People have got relief from the humid heat due to the change in weather but after heavy rains, the roads are flooded in many areas, due to which traffic jams have occurred due to slow speed of vehicles.
Many places are jammed due to waterlogging
Due to waterlogging, working people are facing the most problems in the evening. There is heavy waterlogging on the roads from Mehrauli to Badarpur Road and Safdarjung Enclave.
There is a huge traffic jam on NH-48 and India Gate. There is a long queue of vehicles on the road from Gurugram and the airport to Dhaula Kuan. Vehicles are seen crawling due to heavy traffic jam on the road from Delhi’s Kalkaji Mandir and Nehru Place towards Chirag Delhi and IIT Delhi. There is a jam of about 1 kilometer long here.
Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory to avoid traffic jams. Delhi Traffic Police has given information about affected road traffic and route diversion due to waterlogging through its official X handle.
Let us tell you that due to rain, the traffic gets affected due to waterlogging on the roads of Delhi. From the posh areas of Delhi to the common roads, everything gets submerged. In such a situation, people are once again facing heavy traffic jams on the roads along with the speed of vehicles coming to a halt.
According to the Meteorological Department (IMD), in the next few hours, moderate to heavy rain with thunder is expected in many areas of Delhi including Kanjhawala, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rajiv Chowk, India Gate, Safdarjung, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, RK Puram, Defense Colony, Lajpat Nagar. At the same time, light to moderate rain will continue intermittently in Azadpur, Pitampura, Delhi University, Kashmiri Gate, Seelampur, Red Fort, Preet Vihar.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)