Rain triggers jams across city, South Delhi worst hit

NEW DELHI: Rain and waterlogging resulted in traffic jams at several places in the capital on Friday. South Delhi was the worst hit as many commuters were stuck in long snarls during the rush hours. There were reports of waterlogging from near IIT, Moolchand, Defence Colony, Chirag Dilli, South Extension etc.
Because of this, traffic had to be slowed especially on the Ring Road and NH-8, said a traffic official."Due to factors like waterlogging, drivers' slowing down due to low visibility in rain, vehicle breakdowns and other rain-related problems, there was slowing down of traffic especially on NH-8 during the evening. The rain coincided with the evening peak-traffic hours and caused major congestion," said joint commissioner of police (traffic) Satyendra Garg.
There were reports of waterlogging on the BRT, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg, foot of Defence Colony flyover, foot of Moolchand flyover, South Extension, Maharani Bagh, Nizamuddin towards NH-24, Sarai Kale Khan and Aurobindo Road in south Delhi. There was a gridlock between IIT and Mehrauli after waterlogging at the Adhchini T-point.
Traffic movement was hugely delayed from Kalkaji to Panchsheel.
"I was stuck for in a jam near IIT gate for over an an hour. It was a painful drive as my car crawling a snail's speed. I had started from my office in CR Park at around 7.40pm and reached my house by 9:10pm," said Ashish Mitra, a lawyer.
North and west Delhi areas namely Raja Garden to ESI hospital, IP College and Badarpur Road in south Delhi were also affected due to waterlogging.