This story is from July 21, 2021

Chaos follows, but nothing like Manic Monday

Chaos follows, but nothing like Manic Monday
HEAVY TRAFFIC JAM AFTER RAINFALL IN DELHI NEAR ITO ON TUESDAY WHILE GOING TOWARDS LAXMI NAGAR AT 8.20PM -PHOTO--PREM BISHT
New Delhi: Unlike Monday, when the capital virtually came to a standstill, rain-filled Tuesday was better in terms of waterlogged areas and traffic gridlocks. After the previous day’s mayhem, all hands were on deck, with the leaves of employees of the road owning agencies and traffic police having been cancelled. Pul Prahladpur, of course, had no respite and the railway underpass had to be closed once due to inundation.
A couple and a motorist were rescued in Greater Kailash I after trees fell on their vehicles following the rains on Tuesday evening.
Atul Thakur, (DCP (South), informed, “Around 5.40pm, police received a call about cars damaged by fallen trees and a team led by ACP Lakshay Pandey and SHO G K Ritesh reached the site. A tree had fallen on the windshield of a couple’s i20 car. They were rescued through the boot of their i20 car. Another motorist on the same stretch sustained minor injuries when a tree fell on his car. He was rescued and rushed to AIIMS and his condition is fine now.” A taxi was also damaged, but fortunately all the three passengers and the driver escaped unhurt. Police officers moved the fallen tree and ensured there was no danger to the quartet’s lives.
An hour-long traffic jam was reported on Aurobindo Marg due to massive water logging under the AIIMS flyover. Parts of central Delhi were also affected by flooding and the consequent traffic jams.
The municipal corporations received water logging complaints from Rajnagar, Mahavir Nagar Dabri, Suredha Village, Roshanpura, Sangam Vihar, Mandi Road Dera Village, A-Block Uttam Nagar, Sitapuri, among other areas.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) stated that parts of buildings were damaged in Bengali Colony Jharoda Road and Mansa Ram Park in Matiala. Tree-falling cases were logged in Sector 6, Dwarka, DPS School Sector 3, Dwarka, Dakshinpuri, Basant Lok Market complex in Vasant Vihar, Malviya Nagar, Hari Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Okhla Phase 3, Jangpura and Chhatarpur Enclave.
A senior PWD official said that the agency had cancelled the leaves of the staff and everyone, no matter the rank, was posted on the ground to ensure smooth functioning. Talking about the road cave-ins, the official said that the spots where these were reported had been cordoned off and traffic diverted. He added that the repair work had begun and would be completed in a few days.
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