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Waterlogging, fallen trees disrupt traffic on weekend

New Delhi: Waterlogging was reported due to heavy rainfall in various parts of the city on Sunday, which led to congestion on the roads despite it being a weekend. Delhi Traffic Police tweeted that the roads from Rajdhani Park Metro Station towards Mundka and from Tikri towards Peeragarhi faced snarls due to waterlogging and requested commuters to avoid them. Similarly, the Pul Prahladpur railway underpass was filled with two feet water, which led to closure of both the carriageways from Lal Kuan to Badarpur. Traffic police requested commuters to avoid this stretch on its Twitter handle. In south Delhi, waterlogging was reported at two places, including the crematorium at Mandi Road, which also resulted in the collapse of a portion of a wall. Dakshinpuri L-Block also got flooded. Continuous rain led to falling of trees in Greater Kailash-I (C-Block), CR Park (B-Block) and Lajpat Nagar-III (E-Block). North Delhi Municipal Corporation received reports of portions of buildings collapsing at nine places, including Kucha Patti, Ram Chawri Bazar, Hauz Quazi, Karala, Rama Vihar (Rohini), Pitampura, Asiyana Chowk, Chuna Mandi (Paharganj), Nihal Vihar and Kohat Enclave. There were reports of trees falling at 11 places and waterlogging at 28 places, including Chawri Bazar, Wazirabad, Mukherjee Nagar, Wazirabad Village, Begumpur, Alipur, Karala, Rohini, Pitampura and Ambedkar Park. At Shankar Road, slow traffic movement was reported due to waterlogging. “After zonal control rooms reported the problems, immediate action was taken by the departments concerned. Our teams got damaged trees removed to allow smooth movement of traffic on arterial and internal roads. Pumps were also installed at places,” said an official. Complaints of trees falling were reported from Sarai Rohilla, Moti Nagar, Naraina Village, Old Rajendra Nagar and Rohini. East Delhi Municipal Corporation reported zero incidents of waterlogging, trees falling and collapse of buildings in both Shahdara south and north zones.

The Times of India

2021-08-09

Delhi