Hailstorm hits capital traffic
19 Jan 2013 8:32 AM IST
Commuters had a tough time with long traffic snarls on Delhi’s arterial roads as the national capital was lashed by winter rains and hailstorm on Friday.
Several key roads, including the arterial ones connecting Delhi to satellite towns of Gurgaon and Noida, the peripheral Ring Road, and several others were choked with long lines of vehicle as traffic moved at snail’s pace.
‘I had to go out for some work, its hardly a 20 minutes drive from my home but it took me more than two hours in the traffic,’ said Raj Malhotra, a resident of Greenpark in south Delhi.
‘I was near Connaught Place (central business district of Delhi) when the rain came down suddenly. The visibility suddenly was so low due to the intensity of rain, I had to make an effort to follow the vehicle next to my car,’ said Shweta, who was on her way to east Delhi.
‘There are traffic jams due to water logging at some places, we have issued advisories and the situation is under control,’ an official of Delhi traffic police said. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), more rain and hailstorm are expected in the day. ‘Hailstorm and rainfall are normal for this time of year. It is an impact of the western disturbance,’ an IMD official said.
Several key roads, including the arterial ones connecting Delhi to satellite towns of Gurgaon and Noida, the peripheral Ring Road, and several others were choked with long lines of vehicle as traffic moved at snail’s pace.
‘I had to go out for some work, its hardly a 20 minutes drive from my home but it took me more than two hours in the traffic,’ said Raj Malhotra, a resident of Greenpark in south Delhi.
‘I was near Connaught Place (central business district of Delhi) when the rain came down suddenly. The visibility suddenly was so low due to the intensity of rain, I had to make an effort to follow the vehicle next to my car,’ said Shweta, who was on her way to east Delhi.
‘There are traffic jams due to water logging at some places, we have issued advisories and the situation is under control,’ an official of Delhi traffic police said. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), more rain and hailstorm are expected in the day. ‘Hailstorm and rainfall are normal for this time of year. It is an impact of the western disturbance,’ an IMD official said.
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