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Heavy downpour, traffic snarls cripple Delhi

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-07-12 09:28 GMT
Continuous downpour on Saturday left many Delhiites stranded on roads as water logging contributed to heavy traffic snarls. (Photo: PTI)
Though the minimum temperature, which settled four notches below the normal at 23 degrees Celsius, provided some succour to the residents, the humidity recorded at 100 per cent added to their woes. (Photo: PTI)
The Ganga rose past the red-mark, or danger line, in Haridwar, and an alert has been issued to Uttar Pradesh. Other rivers - Ramganga, Nandhur, Kailash, Kali-Sharda, Kosi and Gaula - are seeing rising water levels. (Photo: PTI)
In some areas, rainwater flooded the basements of flats. Trees were uprooted in many areas, while vehicles broke down on many roads. (Photo: PTI)
The Delhi government set up a 24/7 helpline for monsoon related woes on Friday but admitted that the problem couldn't be solved immediately. (Photo: PTI)
Roads and bylanes in several localities were submerged due to choked drains while in many areas traffic signals did not function properly. (Photo: PTI)
The traffic moved at a snail's pace in Najafgarh area, Dhansa, Chhawla, Nangloi, Delhi Gate, ITO junction, Dhaula Kuan and Narayana. (Photo: PTI)
Commuters were stuck for a long time in the morning rush hour traffic across the NCR and some of them took to social media to post pictures of water-logged and clogged roads. (Photo: PTI)
According to the MeT department, 93.8 mm rainfall was recorded till 8.30 a.m on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)
<p>Continuous downpour since early morning left many Delhiites stranded on roads as water logging&nbsp;<span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">contributed to heavy traffic snarls.</span></p><p>According to the MeT department, 93.8 mm rainfall was&nbsp;<span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">recorded till 8.30 AM on Saturday.</span></p><p><span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Commuters were stuck for a long time in the morning rush&nbsp;</span><span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">hour traffic across the NCR and some of them took to social&nbsp;</span><span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">media to post pictures of water-logged and clogged roads.</span></p><p>The traffic moved at a snail's pace in Najafgarh area,&nbsp;<span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Dhansa, Chhawla, Nangloi, Delhi Gate, ITO junction, Dhaula&nbsp;</span><span data-style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Kuan and Narayana.</span></p>

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