Traffic snarls, waterlogging in parts of Delhi after heavy rain

Traffic snarls and waterlogging were reported in several parts of the national capital on Monday as rain lashed the city making it difficult for the commuters to reach their destination on timeThe Delhi Traffic Police said 42 calls were received at its control room over traffic congestion along with seven calls related to waterloggingThere was waterlogging at Rajghat the memorial to Mahatma GandhiCommuters experienced traffic snarls in areas including Jhandewalan Mandir Paschim Vihar Rohini and south Delhi they saidTraffic is heavy on Aurobindo Marg in the carriageway from IIT towards Adhchini due to waterlogging near Adhchini Kindly avoid the stretch the Delhi Traffic Police said in a tweetThe commuters also faced hardship while booking cabs and ride fares also fluctuatedSoumya Singh who was travelling from Lajpat Nagar to Mandi House said six cab drivers cancelled her bookingsI was trying to book a cab from Lajpat Nagar to Mandi House but it took me seven attempts to finally get a cab for my destination The prices were also fluctuating rapidly while booking During the rainy season it becomes very difficult to get a cab or an autorickshaw through online cab aggregators Singh saidSeveral other commuters also shared updates on the traffic situation on TwitterTraffic choked under flyover towards August Kranti Marg from Panchsheel Park Heavy traffic on Rohtak Road between Peeragarhi and Nangloi a Twitter user saidThe traffic is jammed at Rohini Sector8 crossing near Rohini East Metro Station another commuter tweetedAlso Read Haji Ali Dargah Trust issues public advisory for visitors during high tidesAmitesh Kumar who was travelling from Ramprastha to Green Park said Traffic at Anand Vihar is a nightmare for the commuter who passes through the stretch daily as half of the road is being encroached by the autorickshaws and buses The rain on Monday made it more difficult for us to sneak through the roadAnother commuter said the Barapullah flyover is clogged and waterlogging in several placesTraffic is also affected near Civic Centre on Pusa Road near Hanuman Mandir near Max Hospital in Saket and Dwarka flyover others saidTraffic from Select City till Chirag Delhi is jam packed It is taking around 40 minutes one of the commuters saidHeavy rainfall was reported from Lajpat Nagar ITO Lodhi Road Lutyens Delhi the eastern part and NoidaThe weather office forecast thunderstorms with rain during the dayLight rain hit parts of Delhi on Sunday bringing down the maximum temperature to 287 degrees Celsius 10 notches below the seasons average and the lowest in the month since April 4 2015 according to the India Meteorological DepartmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever