Delhi rains: School bus, auto get stuck at Minto Bridge, ITO inundated

Delhi rains: Three children were rescued from a school bus which got stuck in the waterlogged Minto Bridge underpass in northwest Delhi on Tuesday as the heavy rain lashed the city leaving several areas of waterlogged leading to long traffic jams.

Situated in the heart of the Capital city, Minto bridge is infamous for the waterlogging for years. Despite the several efforts and claims of the authorities, the underpass of the bridge always gets water logged.

Apart from a school bus, an autorickshaw was also stuck in the underpass, according to the officials, privy to the matter.

“No one sustained any kind of injuries in any of the incidents as rescue teams quickly reached the spot and successfully saved the people stuck under the bridge”, he said.

The water is being pumped out, and the underpass will soon be functional for the commuters, he informed.

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Further details of the two incidents are awaited.

On July 2020, a man tragically drowned when his mini-truck became trapped in an underpass. Heavy rains hit Delhi on Tuesday morning, causing widespread waterlogging across the city and disrupting traffic flow.

However, the hardships of the people do not limit to the Minto Bridge only as the ITO area which is also situated in the Lutyens’s Delhi were heavily waterlogged causing trouble to the commuters and pedestrians.

The waterlogged roads and streets forced people to walk barefoot on road by taking shoes in the hand.

The area was totally submerged after nearly two hours of rain depicting the lack of preparations done by the multiple authorities of the city in wake of the monsoon season.

Meanwhile, On July 2020, a man tragically drowned when his mini-truck became trapped in an underpass. Heavy rains hit Delhi on Tuesday morning, causing widespread waterlogging across the city and disrupting traffic flow.

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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Ridge observatory recorded 72.4 mm of rainfall.

Meanwhile, the Safdarjung observatory, which serves as the benchmark for weather data in the national capital, registered 28.7 mm of rain, Lodhi Road saw 25.6 mm, and Ayanagar recorded 2.2 mm.