The Delhi police issued a visitors advisory after the collapse of a wall underneath the Masoodpur flyover close to Vasant Kunj.
“A wall of the Delhi Metro Rail Company’s under-construction underground web site close to D-6, Vasant Kunj, underneath the Masoodpur Flyover, has collapsed,” the Delhi visitors police mentioned within the advisory.
They added that following the incident, a portion of the Mahipalpur–Mehrauli Highway, from Fortis Hospital in the direction of Mahipalpur, had caved in.
“Commuters travelling from the Mehrauli aspect in the direction of Mahipalpur are suggested to take the alternate route by way of Aruna Asaf Ali Marg— from Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, — to achieve Mahipalpur and keep away from the affected stretch,” the visitors police mentioned in a put up on X.
The police additional urged commuters to observe the instructions given by the personnel deployed within the affected space.
In the meantime, in one other occasion of wall collapse in Delhi’s Jaitpur, seven individuals, together with three males, two ladies and two kids, misplaced their lives. Eight individuals had been rescued and despatched to the AIIMS Trauma Centre and Safdarjung Hospital for remedy. The Delhi Police launched an investigation and registered a case underneath related sections of the legislation after the incident.
Heavy rains, waterlogging in Delhi-NCR
Heavy rains lashed Delhi and the encircling Nationwide Capital Area Saturday, resulting in disruption in visitors and waterlogging at a number of locations, together with Panchkuian Marg, Mathura Highway, Shastri Bhawan, RK Puram, Moti Bagh and Kidwai Nagar.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) had earlier issued a purple alert for many elements of Delhi-NCR, later downgrading it to a yellow alert. The rainfall, which started late Friday night time round 11 pm, continued until Saturday.
The Capital’s major climate station positioned in Safdarjung had recorded 78.7 mm of rainfall over 24 hours until 8. 30 am on Saturday. Based on information shared by the climate station, Pragati Maidan recorded 100 mm of rainfall, Lodhi Highway 80 mm, Pusa 69 mm, and Palam 31.8 mm.
