Rain causes waterlogging, traffic woes in Delhi

New Delhi, July 15

Commuters had a hard time on Monday due to waterlogging on several roads following rainfall in parts of the Capital.

In view of the waterlogged Chaudhary Fateh Singh Marg, the Delhi Police issued an advisory, asking the public to take a diversion from the Mall Road signal to Burai via Khyber Pass, Majnu ka Tila and the Wazirabad flyover. The commuters were also asked to avoid the under-construction stretch. However, the waterlogging was cleared later, the police said.

“Traffic is affected in both carriageways of the New Rohtak Road due to waterlogging at Anand Parbat near Gali No. 10,” the Delhi Traffic Police said on X.

The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) said it received 48 calls regarding waterlogging and five to six calls regarding falling of trees across Delhi. The police said they received 21 calls regarding traffic issues, two for tree falling — at Vasant Kunj and Model Town — and two regarding waterlogging. Subsequently, the water was pumped out of those areas, they added.

Commuters also took to the popular micro-blogging platform X to share their woes. They reported heavy traffic in Bhalswa Dairy, Jwalapuri, from Khajuri to Bhajanpura, near Dhaula Kuan and the New Delhi railway station.

Several others said they faced heavy traffic from Punjabi Bagh towards Dhaula Kuan, on National Highway 8 and near the Jhandewalan Metro station.