New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- For the second day in a row, traffic on the Ring Road skirting the Yamuna in north and northeast Delhi crawled at a near-standstill as floodwater submerged multiple stretches, leaving commuters stranded and paralysing one of the Capital's most critical arteries. Several lanes of the busy corridor - particularly around the Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Qudsia Bagh, Nigam Bodh Ghat, Monastery Market and Chandgi Ram Akhara - remained under nearly two feet of water from Wednesday night through Thursday evening. The inundation forced police to impose diversions, pump water off the road and issue repeated traffic advisories, but movement remained sluggish late into the night. The flooding outside Kashmere Gate ISBT, which began Wednesday afternoon, intensified after midnight. By Thursday morning, this stretch of the route - a vital connector for Delhi's north and south - was seen heavily submerged, disrupting traffic in both directions. Waterlogging also spread to Vasudev Ghat parking, Qudsia Ghat and stretches near the IP flyover, Indraprastha Metro station and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) headquarters. The cascading effect of such widespread disruption on the Ring Road, like always, echoed through the city. Gridlocks stretched from Wazirabad to Ashram, with tailbacks choking approach roads to Sarai Kale Khan. Traffic snarls spilled over to alternate routes including Yudhisthir Setu linking Kashmere Gate to Shastri Park, Sham Nath Marg, Netaji Subhash Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Vikas Marg, NH-9, the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and the DND Flyway. Two-wheelers, autorickshaws and cars broke down in knee-deep water. Motorists abandoned vehicles, while others waded through the muck pushing stalled scooters and rickshaws. Many gave up altogether and shifted to Delhi Metro. "Traffic was moving at a snail's pace on the Ring Road as Yamuna floodwater inundated some stretches, especially around the DTC headquarters and IP flyover. It took me around two hours to reach the office from my residence in the morning. I usually take 45 minutes to cover that distance," said a motorcyclist from south Delhi, who works at a government department near ITO. Social media filled with frustrated accounts. "Massive Jam Between ISBT & Tees Hazari Court but Not A Single Traffic Policeman In Sight," BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor posted on X, tagging Delhi Police officials. Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (central traffic) Nishant Gupta admitted to severe congestion on stretches of the Ring Road near the Yamuna. "Diversions were imposed at multiple points to avoid pile-ups. The Ring Road outside Nigam Bodh Ghat and Vasudev Ghat was under nearly two feet of water. While the route wasn't closed, we diverted light vehicles from the Sushruta Trauma Centre signal to IP College and then Yudhisthir Setu, leading them towards Shanti Van," Gupta said....