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Commuters Face Traffic Snarls On Delhi Roads For 3rd Day On Trot

The Chirag Delhi flyover was closed from Sunday for 50 days, while the a section of the Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH-48) between Rangpuri and Rajokari was closed from Tuesday for 90 days.바카라 웹사이트

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Traffic snarls continued to trouble commuters for the third consecutive day on Wednesday following the closure of a couple of key stretches in Delhi for repair and construction work.바카라 웹사이트

The Chirag Delhi flyover was closed from Sunday for 50 days, while the a section of the Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH-48) between Rangpuri and Rajokari was closed from Tuesday for 90 days.바카라 웹사이트

Keshav Kumar, a trader, said, "The situation in south and southeast Delhi area are the same. I came from Noida and thought that Ashram flyover will give relief, but had no idea about the bumper to bumper traffic in Chirag Delhi. Now, I have to go to Gurugram and planning to take metro due to the traffic situation."바카라 웹사이트

Vrinda Bhatia, who works in central Delhi, said she reached home on Tuesday after spending two hours on chocked roads.바카라 웹사이트 "I work in central Delhi and put up from Gurugram. On Tuesday, the traffic situation was smooth in the morning when I was going to work.바카라 웹사이트

"However, when I was returning home, it seemed like the whole Delhi has chocked. It took me two-and-half-hours to reach Gurugram. Today, I took a metro to office and thinking to continue this till the stretch reopens," Bhatia said.바카라 웹사이트 Several other commuters also shared updates of the traffic situation on Twitter.바카라 웹사이트One of them said he has been stuck for 35 minutes and moved only 150 metres at Chirag Delhi.바카라 웹사이트

Others said there was massive jam at Ashram and also heavy traffic between Kapashera to Rajokari.바카라 웹사이트The commuters also took alternate routes to reach their destinations.바카라 웹사이트"We were getting regular updates about the closure of Chirag Delhi flyover and the portion on NH-18 through news and social media.바카라 웹사이트"Since Monday, I am taking the Bijwasan route to go to Gurugram. Though there is more traffic then usual, but the stretch is more convenient then the main NH-48," Ankit Upadhyaya, an MNC employee, stated.바카라 웹사이트

The traffic was also affected in west Delhi due to construction work, with traffic police asking people to avoid the stretch.바카라 웹사이트"Movement of traffic is slow from Raja Garden towards Britannia Chowk due to construction work of Punjabi Bagh flyover. There is delay of 10-15 min to commute this stretch. Kindly avoid the stretch,", Delhi Traffic Police tweeted.바카라 웹사이트

On Tuesday, PWD Minister Atishi directed officials to complete the maintenance work of the Chirag Delhi flyover within a month as against 50 days.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트The minister held a meeting with senior officials of the public works department (PWD) to resolve the issue on a priority basis.

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