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Rains disrupt traffic in Delhi, 6 injured in building collapse

Many people were seen taking shelter below flyovers and bus stops across the city. Many scooterists parked their two-wheelers below the flyover resulting in shrinking of road space for vehicular movement.

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Delhiites on way to offices and schools were today drenched in heavy rains which brought with it water logging and traffic snarls besides leaving at least six persons injured in three building collapse incidents.
 
Three persons suffered injuries when the roof of their house in Sangam Vihar Block-I collapsed at around 1.15pm due to rains. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment, police said.
 
In another incident, three others were injured when a building near Guru Govind Singh Gurudwara in Govindpuri collapsed at around 1.45pm, they said.
 
The third incident of building collapse was reported from Bhalswa Dairy area at around 2pm. However, there were no reports of anyone injured.
 
Though the sky was overcast from early morning, the showers began at 8.45am. The city received 4.9mm of rains for a period of 24 hours till 8.30am today.
 
Many people were seen taking shelter below flyovers and bus stops across the city. Many scooterists parked their two-wheelers below the flyover resulting in shrinking of road space for vehicular movement.
 
Some commuters complained that motorcyclists parked their vehicles below flyovers and foot-overbridges, creating traffic problems.
 
Pushpanjali Bisht Kanunjna, a commuter, said traffic was disrupted near foot over bridges on Outer Ring Road at Greater Kailash-II and Kalkaji Temple as people parked their two wheelers to save themselves from rains.
 
Motorcyclists have blocked the road to protect themselves from rain right at the start of the DND flyover from Ashram resulting in huge traffic jams, another commuter Ankit Marwah said.
 
A large pothole today developed on Jaswant Singh Road near Andhra Bhavan where the road has caved in twice in the past three days. Water logging was also reported from the stretch resulting in traffic snarls on Ashoka Road.
 
Waterlogging was also reported from near Congress headquarters on Akbar Road.
 
Vehicular movement was slow on many of the busy stretches like Vikas Marg, Connaught Place, AIIMS, IIT, Outer Ring Road. Traffic movement was also slow on Badarpur Border, Azad Market and Kishan Ganj Railway crossing due to water logging.
 
The movement of vehicles was also affected due to breakdown of vehicles on Shivaji Park-Punjabi Bagh, Janakpuri-Dhaula Kuan, Hanuman Setu-ISBT, Mukarba Chowk-Bye Pass, Chandki Ram Akhra-Wazirabad, Wazirabad Bridge-Khajuri and Mehrauli-Mahipalpur routes.
 
Incidents of waterlogging were also reported from Minto Road, Ranjeet flyover, Kamla Market, Ajmeri Gate and Bagga Link to Pusa Road resulting in traffic snarls, a senior police official said.
 
Waterlogging near Kamal-T Point also resulted in slow movement of vehicles on Rohtak Road this morning.
 
Traffic snarls and waterlogging were also reported from Hauz Rani, Lajpat Nagar, MB Road Saket Sports Complex, Durga Puri Chowk towards Loni, Qutub metro station, ISBT Kashmere Gate, Rajghat, Sarita Vihar flyover, Hanuman Setu, Jasola T-point, Anandmai Marg, Chirag Delhi and Moolchand.
 
Vehicles were seen choc-a-bloc on the DND flyover which connects Delhi and Noida, AIIMS, South-Ex, Moti Bagh West, Nizamuddin and Vivekanand Marg.
 
Waterlogging was also reported from Ashok Vihar Industrial Area, Adchini, Khalsa College, Nizamuddin-East Colony, Mayapuri, Birla Mandir, Purana Quila Road, Naraina, Devli, Kapashera and Jangura.
 
Because of heavy rains, a senior police official said, traffic was diverted from Raj Ghat crossing on Ring Road towards Delhi secretariat.
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