New Delhi, Sep 16: Heavy rains lashed the National capital region today, leading to waterlogging in several parts of the sprawling metropolis and throwing traffic out of gear besides leaving people stranded on the roads during the morning rush hours. The early morning showers in several parts of Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad made it difficult for the people to come put of their homes and reach their workplaces.
Rain gauges measured 34.6 mm of showers for the past 24 hours ending at 8:30 AM today, leading to utter chaos on waterlogged roads.Laxmi Nagar, Model Town, Preet Vihar, R K Puram, Janakpuri, Dhaula Kuan, Ashram, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, Gautam Buddha Flyover and Film City in Noida were waterlogged causing long queues of vehicles stranded in traffic snarls.
As traffic went haywire, some commuters parked their vehicles at nearby Metro stations and boarded trains to their destinations.“I started from home at 9 AM and it took me over an hour to reach my office in Connaught Place. It usually takes 15 minutes for me to reach my office,” Anupam, a software professional, said.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degree Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The maximum was recorded at 34.6 degree Celsius yesterday.
Traffic movement was slow at Pul Pehladpur, Govind Puri Maha Anand Mayi Marg, from IIT to Adhchini in south Delhi and Khalsa College to University, Kashmere Gate metro station in north Delhi.
The road from Mehram Nagar in south Delhi towards Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport was closed due to waterlogging and traffic was slow near Patparganj and Ghazipur flyover in east Delhi, Jehangirpuri and Tis Hazari in north Delhi.
Mandawali, Filmistan, Timarpur, Wazirabad, Mall road authority, Shanti Van Chowk, Greater Kailsah-I, JLN road, Badarpur flyover and Nigam Bodh Ghat are some other places from where waterlogging was reported. Met department has predicted sunny weather from Saturday. It described today's heavy rains as a routine rany spell.
