Heavy Rains Cause Waterlogging in Delhi: BJP Criticizes AAP Government

Heavy rains in Delhi caused severe waterlogging in many areas, including Minto Bridge, which the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had claimed to have fixed. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticized the AAP-run Delhi government for the situation.

Waterlogging was reported from several areas such as Munirka, Azad Market underpass, Lodhi Estate, Raisen and Firozeshah road, Safdarjung area, AIIMS, Moolchand, Kartavya Path, Madhu Vihar, Bhikaji Cama Place metro station, Mandawali, Mehrauli Badarpur Road, Shanti Path, Minto Road, Teen Murti Marg, Connaught Place, Moti Bagh, and Dhaula Kuan. Vehicular movement was affected, especially in South Delhi from Aurobindo Road to the IIT flyover.

Taking to social media, Poonawalla said, “Delhi is facing severe water logging in several areas including Minto Bridge (which AAP claimed they had fixed). AAP runs Delhi Jal Board, PWD, MCD. Everything is under AAP. But watch them blame someone else in 3, 2, 1…”

BJP Councillor Ravinder Singh Negi rowed an inflatable boat amid severe waterlogging as a symbolic protest against the Delhi Government. He stated, “All PWD drains are overflowing. They didn’t get it cleaned ahead of monsoon. This has led to waterlogging…Vinod Nagar has submerged…”

A commuter named Anjali, who was on her way to a coaching center, expressed her frustration, saying, “We are facing a lot of inconveniences…This is the condition after the first rain…If this is the situation on the main road, what would the condition in lanes be?”

Meanwhile, a portion of the canopy at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 1 collapsed due to heavy rains, resulting in one death and several injuries. ADO Ravinder stated, “The shed of the airport collapsed, resulting in 8 persons trapped. The injured were rescued and removed to Medanta Hospital by PCR/CATS. One trapped person was taken out in dead condition.”