Delhi Traffic Advisory: The Delhi Traffic Police said vehicles coming from Connaught Police to Minto Road has been diverted on Outer Circle Connaught Place, Barakhamba Road towards Turkman Gate/Kamla Market via Ranjeet Singh Flyover.
Delhi Traffic Advisory: Restrictions were imposed and a traffic advisory was issued in Delhi as heavy rains earlier in the morning led to waterlogging, causing traffic jams in several places. After early morning rains, many parts of the national capital such as Bhikaji Cama Place, Motibagh Ring Road, Parliament Street and Ashoka Road, reported heavy waterlogging which caused traffic jams.
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Notably, Delhi University area received 89.5 mm and the IGNOU area received 34.5 mm of rainfall as 6:30 AM on Friday.
Because of the massive waterlogging, slow traffic movement was reported in several parts of Delhi. In the advisory, the Delhi Traffic Police asked commuters to avoid routes such as Ch. Fateh Singh Marg, Vandematram Marg Ring Road, Dhaula Kuan flyover, and the area near Minto Bridge.
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Delhi Traffic Advisory: Check Route Diversions
The Delhi Traffic Police added that vehicular traffic coming from Connaught Police to Minto Road has been diverted on Outer Circle Connaught Place, Barakhamba Road towards Turkman Gate/Kamla Market via Ranjeet Singh Flyover.
Vehicles coming from R/A Kamla Market on Minto Road has been diverted on DDU Marg towards Connaught Place via Ranjeet Singh Flyover.
The police said that the general public and motorists are advised to keep patience, observe traffic rules and road discipline and follow directions of traffic personnel deployed at all intersections.
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Delhi Rains: Check IMD Prediction
In the meantime, the IMD said light rainfall/drizzle is likely to occur in parts of Delhi such as Narela, Alipur, Badili, Pitampura, Punjabi Bagh, Seelampur, Shahadra, Vivek Vihar, Red Fort, President House, Rajiv Chowk, ITO, India Gate, Lodi Road, RK Puram, Defence Colony, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, and IGNOU.
As per the weather office, light to moderate rainfall is also very likely to prevail in areas such Seemapuri, Dilshad Garden, Patel Nagar, and Burari. Parts of NCR such as Hindon Air Force Station, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Ballabhgarh are also likely to witness similar weather conditions on Friday.
The weather department also informed that the North parts of India are likely to experience moderate rainfall during this week.
“Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms & lightning very likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; scattered to fairly widespread rainfall over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during the week,” the IMD added.
In June, the city received the highest rainfall recorded in 88 years. According to the IMD, Delhi experienced 228 mm of rainfall from 8: 30 a.m. on June 27 to 8:30 a.m. on June 28. A total of 235.5 mm of rain was recorded, marking the maximum rainfall in 24 hours in June since 1936.
