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Festive rush: Capital's roads remain choked on Dhanteras

The festive rush coupled with peak hours choked most parts of the city, which has been the scenario since last Friday

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The festive rush coupled with peak hours choked most parts of the city
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The festival of Dhanteras brought more traffic woes to Delhiites as the city found itself in the grip of long jams. The festive rush coupled with peak hours choked most parts of the city, which has been the scenario since last Friday.

Roads like Mathura Road, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lodhi Road witnessed jams from Tuesday morning itself, which got aggravated as the day progressed. For instance, Dhaula Kuan on the way to Gurgaon, the National Highway-48, all roads leading to Lajpat Nagar and South Extension was choc a bloc with traffic due to Diwali which falls on Thursday.

The festive rush also led to slow vehicular movement in other parts of the city like Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Saket, Malviya Nagar. In west Delhi, Tilak Nagar road, Shivaji Marg flyover also saw heavy jams. Old Delhi and parts of Karol Bagh too had long jams as people stepped out to do shopping to mark the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras.

Traffic slowed down in Nehru Place, Andrews Ganj, Greater Kailash and Ashram in the evening, causing distress to people. Bharat Ahuja, an banker complained about "being on the road" for two hours to cover a distance of few kilometres.

"I was going to Lajpat Nagar from Jangpura and got caught in a huge jam in the evening. There is absolute chaos all around," Sonia Kalkal, a software engineer in Gurgaon said. "Offices should declare a public holiday during the festive season."

"I stay in Dwarka. I have been spending at least four hours on the road everyday because of Diwali festival. Offices should either give us leave or the option of work from home in this unmanageable traffic," she added.

The Delhi police, meanwhile, had been updating traffic flow on its Twitter account. It also urged commuters to reach out to them through Twitter if they are caught in jam, and help them manage the festive rush.

TWITTER'S HELP

The Delhi police, meanwhile, had been updating traffic flow on its Twitter account. It also urged commuters to reach out to them through Twitter if they are caught in jam, and help them manage the festive rush.  

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