New Delhi, July 23 -- Traffic came to a crawl in the national capital Tuesday morning after a downpour left several roads waterlogged and many stretches freshly laid with asphalt potholed.
Heavy congestion was reported for several hours from ITO to Old Rohtak Road, Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH-8), Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Mehrauli-Gurugram Road, Peeragarhi to ISBT, Madhuban Chowk, Delhi-Ghaziabad stretch, and National Highway-9. The city struggled to drain excess water. The Mehrauli-Badarpur stretch was among the worst affected, witnessing bumper-to-bumper traffic well into the afternoon, with motorists reporting delays of up to an hour.
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