|
Travel
Sites |
A rainy and chilly morning in Delhi
New
Delhi: Unseasonal rain brought traffic to a standstill in several
parts of the Capital, and brought temperature down by few degrees. Traffic
jams were reported from many parts in the city, giving a tough time to
the people on their way to offices, schools and colleges. "To cover a
distance of 500 meters, from Mahipalpur to Palam Red light, it took me
more than 30 minutes. Flyovers are being erected, but they aren't able
to meet their deadline. Had the Palam Red Light flyover been built on
time, the traffic wouldn't have been snarled here," said Pankaj while
on his way to his office. "We don't have proper traffic management in
Delhi, which is our national capital. The number of car here is increasing
day by day. There was a report in a newspaper that if we park all cars
of Delhi in a queue, it will end at New York. Metro Rail has become operational,
scores of flyovers are being built, but it seems as nothing can solve
the traffic problem here," said another irate commuter. The traffic almost
stopped at ITO, Dhaula Kuan and Palam crossing at around 10 a.m., which
is the peak hour for traffic. According to the Met Office, 2.2 cm of rains
was recorded today. Many parts of northern India have been receiving rains
and snowfall since Friday.
-Feb 13, 2007
Tourist
offices
in India
Helpline
|
Window
on India |
|
News
Links |