Heavy rain leads to road cave-in in Delhi's Saket, repair team rushed | VIDEO
Heavy rain lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday resulting in waterlogging and other rain-related blockages.
Commuters are likely to face inconvenience as a portion of a road caved in near Hauz Rani Red Light on Press Enclave Road in south Delhi on Friday , the traffic police said. Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Traffic Police urged commuters to avoid the stretch. "Traffic Alert. A road has caved-in near Hauz Rani Red Light on Press Enclave Road due to which traffic may remain affected from Saket Court towards PTS, Malviya Nagar. Kindly avoid the stretch".
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As per visuals uploaded by Delhi Traffic Police in its advisory, it can be seen that a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus got stuck in in the pothole formed after the road caved in further affecting the traffic movement on the stretch.
According to a video shared by news agency ANI, the repair work is underway.
{{/usCountry}}According to a video shared by news agency ANI, the repair work is underway.
{{/usCountry}}Heavy rain lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday resulting in waterlogging and other rain-related blockages. As per the India Meteorological Department, Delhi will continue to see cloudy sky conditions today with possibility of thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds. The minimum temperature is likely to be at 15 degrees Celsius while maximum temperature is predicted to reach 27 degrees Celsius.
{{/usCountry}}Heavy rain lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday resulting in waterlogging and other rain-related blockages. As per the India Meteorological Department, Delhi will continue to see cloudy sky conditions today with possibility of thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds. The minimum temperature is likely to be at 15 degrees Celsius while maximum temperature is predicted to reach 27 degrees Celsius.
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The weather agency also issued an “orange alert” for Delhi-NCR region on Friday.
Last month, a road in Delhi's RK Puram caved in wherein a dog and two bikes fell inside the hole created due to the collapse. No fatalities were reported in the incident.
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