Apart from Monday blues, Delhiites also faced long tailbacks in various parts of the national Capital while going for work on Monday morning. Due to heavy showers on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, several roads were waterlogged as a result of which there was very slow movement of traffic on those carriageways.
The rain continued till Monday afternoon with short intervals and it piled up more traffic in the
afternoon. The most affected areas were roads near the starting and ending points of underpasses and flyovers. Breakdown of buses and other vehicles contributed to the problem even more. While the residents had been reeling under humid conditions, rains have made things worse as several areas have been flooded.
Delhi has been receiving rain for quite some time now. Apart from bringing down the temperature, this year’s rain has worsened the situation of daily commuters.
However, now conditions are expected to improve as the axis of the Monsoon trough, due to which Delhi was receiving showers, has shifted northwards. Thus, during the next 24 hours, only light patchy rainfall is expected over some parts of the national Capital. Thereafter, weather will clear up and humid and sunny conditions are scheduled to make a comeback. However, the city may witness another wet spells around the weekend which is on July 22 paving way for rainy weather.
On Monday, major traffic snarls were reported from AIIMS flyover and underpass, Pul Prahalad pur — where vehicles were almost drowned, Sarita Vihar underpass, Moolchand underpass, Modi Mill flyover, Nehru Place, Chirag Delhi, Greater Kailash, Dhaula Kuan, Peeragari, Vikaspuri, Meera Bagh, Dwarka.
Also, several potholes due to rain, have slowed down the traffic in many areas. An Indian Navy bus got stuck in a caved in road near Krishna Menon Lane. Even though, the traffic department had made adequate deployment of cops in the city but the problem of waterlogging are the major cause for huge traffic snarls.