Water-logging woes continue

September 06, 2010 11:47 am | Updated November 02, 2016 01:07 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

Heavy rain continued to lash the Capital with the Meteorological Department recording a total of 10.8 mm of rainfall between 8-30 a.m. and 8-30 p.m. on Sunday.

Though severe water-logging was reported from across the Capital, its impact on traffic flow was limited because of fewer vehicles on the road as it was a holiday.

According to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the central control room received 77 water-logging complaints, seven of trees falling and 10 of building part collapsing from various parts of the city. The worst affected were the City and Civil Lines zones which received 18 and 16 water-logging complaints respectively.

The worst affected areas were Lal Kuan, M.B. Road, Badarpur, Prahladpur, Jasola T-Point, Sarita Vihar, Chawri Bazar Chowk, Kamla Market, Kashmere Gate G.P.O, Anandmai Marg, Kalkaji Depot, Chirag Dilli, Rohtak Road, Anand Parbat, Dabri Palam Road, Jehangirpuri, Bhairon Marg, Azad Market to Kishan Ganj and Yamuna Vihar.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.