Delhi weather news: Heavy rain causes chaos in city; severe waterlogging, traffic congestion reported

Severe traffic congestion and waterlogging were witnessed in several parts of Delhi after a sudden rainfall lashed on Friday morning.

Heavy traffic congestion was seen in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan and the South Moti Bagh area due to waterlogging.

Also, Delhi Traffic Police issued an alert saying:

In a post on X, Delhi Traffic Police shared, "Traffic is affected on GTK Road due to waterlogging near GTK Depot. Traffic is being diverted towards the Wazirabad side. Commuters can take Road No. 51 to reach the NPL side."

Delhi Traffic Police said, "Traffic is affected on MB road in the carriageway from Khanpur towards Saket Metro Station due to ongoing construction work of DMRC near the SDM office. Kindly plan your journey accordingly."

"Due to water logging at Anand Parvat, traffic is affected on New Rohtak Road on both carriageways from Zakhira to Kamal T-Point," read a traffic advisory from Delhi Police.

"Traffic coming from Liberty Cinema destined to Punjabi Bagh has been diverted for some time from Kamal T Point towards Vir Banda Bairagi Marg and they would reach Punjabi Bagh through Swami Narayan Marg, Inderlok and then through Ashik Vihar," the post added.

"Traffic coming from Punjabi Bagh destines to Paharghanj/Central Delhi would take the route through Moti Nagar and Patel Road," it added.

A commuter on his way to work said that people got off the buses due to traffic congestion and waded across the street instead.

Speaking to ANI, a person named Moolchand said that he was stuck in traffic from 10.30 am and due to traffic, he walked for 2 km.

"I have been stuck in this jam since 10.30 AM. I walked 2 km and still, the situation around me is very chaotic as no traffic movement is possible due to waterlogged roads," he said.

In a post shared by the India Meteorological Department on Friday, it said, "Light to moderate rainfall accompanied with light thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at many places of Delhi, NCR ( Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh) during next 2 hours."