One of them said the traffic was heavy on Vikas Marg, from Laxmi Nagar to ITO. The same scene was witnessed during monsoon before the COVID-19 pandemic," Bhargava said.Ĭommuters stuck in traffic took to social media to narrate their ordeal. "This was the first spell of heavy rain and many shopkeepers are trying to save their goods. New Delhi Traders' Association president Atul Bhargava claimed that the "faulty" Panchkuian road slope directs rain water towards Connaught Place and no action has so far been taken by the authorities in this regard. Meanwhile, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) reported 24 cases of waterlogging and fallen trees.Īccording to the data shared by NDMC officials, five trees were uprooted and 11 incidents of broken branches recorded in Lutyens' Delhi.Īmit Gupta, a trader at Connaught Place, said the tall claims of Delhi being a Smart City are exposed every year during monsoon, when shops get flooded and the traders face losses. Some of the areas that reported waterlogging are Harijan Colony in Kalkaji, Jangpura extension, Nabi Karim in Paharganj and Gautam Puri in Shahdara, according to MCD officials. Two areas within the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also reported incidents of trees falling. Sunlight Colony, Raja Puri, Bharat Darshan Park, the Shadipur metro station and the Buta Singh roundabout were the locations from where the pothole-related calls were received, the traffic police said. The calls related to fallen trees were received from Jantar Mantar Road, Chandgi Ram Akhara, Amrita Shergil Marg, DDU Marg, Dhirpur Main Road and Mother Teresa Crescent. Waterlogging was reported from the Pandav Nagar underpass, Purana Quila Road, Sun Dial Park on Ring Road, the Sarita Vihar chowk, the carriageway between gate number 6 and 7, Pragati Maidan on Mathura Road, near Nizamuddin Khatta, Mayur Vihar Phase-2, Dwarka Link Road, NH-48 near Shiv Murti, Rohtak Road, Vikas Marg, under the AIIMS flyover, under the Moolchand flyover, MB Road, Mother Teresa Crescent-Sardar Patel Marg, under Tilak Bridge, Najafgarh etc., the traffic police said. Heavy waterlogging was also reported from the Tilak Bridge underpass. The Minto Bridge underpass has been closed for vehicular traffic due to the incessant rains that have led to waterlogging.
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