National Capital Witnesses Waterlogging After Rain, Delhi Police Issue Traffic Advisory; Check List Of Affected Routes

New Delhi: In an important traffic update for the residents of Delhi, the Delhi Police has 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 residents of national capital 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 Rain: List of Areas Where Traffic Remains Impacted

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. 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.

Rain Lashes Parts of Delhi

The city’s minimum temperature settled at 26.2 degrees Celsius, normal for the season, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius, it said. The humidity was 88 per cent at 8.30 AM.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the “satisfactory” category with a reading of 83 at 11 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.

(With inputs from agencies)