New Delhi: The spell of rain that started in Delhi-NCR on Monday morning continued till late night. Due to this, severe waterlogging, traffic jam and heavy crowd in the metro was seen in Delhi NCR. There was also a technical problem in the metro on some routes. Many areas were submerged and people had to face difficulties in completing their daily tasks. Due to heavy crowd, even short distance travel got stretched for hours. Meanwhile, a flood alert had to be issued in Delhi due to rising water level of Yamuna river.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert and warned of moderate to heavy rain in the capital. Due to the rain throughout the day, long queues were formed on the roads, especially in underpasses and low-lying areas, vehicles were moving at a slow speed. Videos from all over the area show chaos for the passengers due to heavy rain.
At the same time, waterlogging and jam were seen at many places in Gurugram. The roads were filled with water. Many vehicles broke down. People were stranded for hours. People who left the office in the evening on the Delhi-Jaipur highway were stuck in the jam on the highway for hours. During this time many vehicles broke down. Many ambulances got stuck in the jam. No vehicle could move here at all.
Waterlogging problem
Due to heavy rains in Delhi-NCR on Monday, many areas of Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad were severely waterlogged. Due to the rising water level in the Yamuna river, the old railway bridge has also been closed since Tuesday evening.
Some areas have witnessed waterlogging of two to three feet, leaving vehicles stranded and slowing down traffic for hours, including a four kilometre long jam from Hero Honda Chowk to Narsinghpur on NH-48.
After heavy rains, leakage was reported on the Gurugram flyover, with the Signature Tower Chowk underpass seen filled with water.
By 10 pm, an area of about one kilometre from Rajiv Chowk to Hero Honda Chowk on the highway and the roads connecting it were completely jammed for two hours.
Due to heavy rains, there was a traffic jam in the national capital Delhi, vehicles were seen crawling on the roads at night. You can see the video of Chhatarpur Road.
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According to the District Magistrate of Shahdara, traffic and public movement on Loha Pul was closed from 5 pm on September 2 due to rising water level in the Yamuna river.
The Meteorological Department had issued a yellow alert for September 1, warning of rain, thunder, lightning and strong winds. This forecast proved to be accurate, due to heavy rains, the sky became dark in the afternoon and passengers had to turn on headlights. Due to the jam, people turned to metro for travel, due to which there was a lot of crowd at metro stations like Rajiv Chowk.
While the rain has provided relief from the heat, on the other hand, people are also facing many problems. Roads were flooded in many areas of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Delhi, causing traffic jams.
During the rain, the speed of vehicles slowed down and long jams were seen at many places. People are facing trouble. Darkness prevailed during the day due to thick black clouds.
