Delhi, July 13: Vehicular movement in some parts of the capital was affected for the second day on Tuesday due to waterlogging, a spill over effect of last evening’s heavy rains.
Traffic snarls were reported from Dhaula Kuan, Maharani Bagh, Saket, and Lado Sarai. Vehicular movement was obstructed on the Ring Road towards IP flyover and near Shakarpur due to waterlogging, a senior police official said.
Waterlogging near Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium also led to traffic jam in the area.
In another case, an uprooted tree near Harsh Vihar Chowk in Pitampura resulted in a traffic jam in the area.
Traffic near South Extension, AIIMS, Lajpat Nagar and Moolchand was affected after a container truck broke down on the middle of Ashram flyover. The flyover is choc-a-bloc with vehicles, the official said.
The city received 0.2 mm of rains for a period of 12 hours ending 8:30 am today.
At least 11 people were killed on Monday due to heavy rains in New Delhi. All the deceased, including two women and three children died in rains related incidents.
Six people died due to the electrocution in different areas of the national capital. Whereas, five others were killed in incidents of wall collapse.
The rains brought much-needed relief to residents from the high humidity, but severe traffic jams at several places played spoilsport.
Two each persons died due to electrocution in Manasarovar Park and Chandni Chowk while one each deaths were reported from Mori Gate and Patel Nagar. The victim in Patel Nagar was a 13-year-old boy.
Two men were electrocuted tonight when they came in contact with an electric wire which fell off a pole due to the rains in central Delhi’s Chandni Chowk at around 8 pm. The victims were identified as Ram Kishan and Ram Lakhan.
A woman Shanti Devi and her children Pankaj (8) and Navin (12) died when a portion of a wall collapsed in north-east Delhi’s Jhilmil Colony amid rains at around 8:30 pm, police said here.
In another incident, an elderly woman and her grandchild died in Vivek Vihar. Two persons were also injured in a wall collapse incident in Jamia Nagar.
Monsoon showers, which eluded the city during the day, brought back cheers to Delhiites as the mercury came down.
The rains started at around six pm and lasted for about 90 minutes. The rain gauges measured 51.4 mm till 9:30 pm. A week ago, similar showers threw traffic out of gear in the capital.
The showers caught unawares many office-goers and commuters returning home. Many roads were waterlogged, resulting in traffic snarls. Some vehicles also got stuck in the middle of the road.
The MCD Central Control Room said it got 32 complaints of water logging and 13 of uprooting of trees in just 40 minutes. Chandni Chowk, West Delhi and New Delhi were the worst-affected areas, officials said. Connaught Place was also affected badly by rains. Traffic obstructions were reported from near General Post Office, Mandir Marg, Barakhamba, Minto Road, Ranjit Singh flyover as well as Chanakya Puri, authorities said.
—Agencies