Heavy rains lashed Delhi for a third day on Wednesday, causing traffic disruptions early in the morning. Several places in the city are waterlogged, raising fears of worse traffic situation through the day.
For a third day in a row heavy rains lashed the capital causing waterlogging and traffic disruptions since early morning.
The early morning showers today led to chaos in the city with people wading through knee-deep water in several areas, water seeping into basements and traffic jams on key roads.
Traffic officials said there were reports of snarls from nearly all parts of the city.
Several parts of the city are already waterlogged, raising fears of huge traffic jams during the morning rush hour. Slow traffic movement was reported at several places like Moolchand, Moti Bagh, AIIMS, BRT, Wazirpur Industrial area and Ashok Vihar due to water logging.
The worst affected areas were Wazirpur and Ashok Vihar, Ashram Chowk, Moolchand flyover, Nehru Place, IIT crossing, Yusuf Sarai and Kashmere Gate.
The total rainfall recorded this morning till 8.30 am was 59.9 mm. The weather office has forecast more sporadic showers in the next two days.
The weather office predicts more rains in the next couple of days. It says a cyclonic development over the National Capital Region triggered incessant rains, which is likely to move eastwards.
On Tuesday, Delhi saw flooding at several places, resulting in traffic moving at snail's pace. The capital recorded 43.1 mm of rainfall during the day.
A torrential downpour on Monday too had caused heavy traffic snarls and flooding on roads bringing the national capital to a grinding halt.
