Heavy overnight rain and morning showers caused widespread waterlogging and traffic congestion in Delhi, leaving commuters stranded and facing significant delays.
Commuters on national highways and expressways will need to pay more for their road journeys, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased toll charges by an average of 4 to 5 per cent on highway sections across the country. The revised toll charges for motorists on national highways across the country have come into effect from Tuesday, a senior highways ministry official told PTI.
The eastern and northern parts of Delhi witnessed rain and hailstorm, IMD said.
The Delhi-Gurgaon Road witnessed traffic snarls on Tuesday after the authorities closed one carriageway and created a diversion for construction on the Dwarka Expressway.
Over 200 people were detained and several got injured in a clash between the police and protesters demanding the formation of an Ahir regiment in the Army, officials said.
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Vehicular movement was badly affected on the busy Vikas Marg, Akshardham, Deepali Chowk, Wazirpur, Moolchand and the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. Carrying VHP flags, slogan-shouting supporters of the Sangh Parivar started assembling at various intersections at about 0900 hours for their two-hour nationwide road blockade stir.
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There is no protest yet on Delhi's borders with Gurgaon and at other points of National Highway-8 that connects the national capital with Jaipur, a senior police officer said.
Due to heavy fog on Saturday morning, four flights have been diverted from Delhi airport.
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The school management also removed all the security staffs.
Repeated spells of rain pushed traffic out of gear, leading to snarls that would give anyone a nightmare.
This uncaring attitude is primarily based on the fact that road concessionaires still do not see themselves as "service deliverers", says Vinayak Chatterjee.
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