Non-stop rains lashed the National Capital on Friday the 7th of August 2026 throwing life out-of-gear.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a ‘red alert’ till late in the evening. Large parts of Delhi reported widespread waterlogging and long traffic snarls.
Social media posts were packed with ‘news’ from traffic congestions as reported from several major routes across Delhi, including Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, ITO, Wazirabad Road, Patel Road, Rohtak Road, Shankar Road, the Kirti Nagar stretch, the Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Peeragarhi, and Shaheen Bagh.
Heavy downpour led to waterlogging in Delhi’s Chhatarpur Farm area and at Mehram Nagar near Terminal 1, disrupting traffic movement and causing water accumulation on the road.
Visuals from National Highway 48 (Delhi-Jaipur Highway) near Shankar Vihar showed vehicles stuck in long queues. The road from Gurugram to Dhaula Kuan has experienced a traffic jam stretching several kilometres due to persistent rainfall.
The rainfall also caused slow traffic movement on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
In East Delhi’s Shakarpur and neighbouring Mandawali, e-rickshaw drivers said overflowing drains, submerged potholes and waterlogged roads had led to accidents and hurt their livelihoods.
The IMD stated that the ongoing spell of heavy rainfall is being driven by a rare combination of multiple weather systems active over northern India.
