Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Rain Chokes Delhi Roads: 81 Waterlogging Calls, 32 Fallen Trees
It rained a lot in Delhi, a big city in India.
The rain was so heavy that some places received more than 100 millimeters of water in a single day.
So much water made the roads flood, which is called waterlogging.
Some trees also fell down in the rain.
Cars and buses got stuck in very long traffic jams, and people had to wait a long time to get where they were going.
The southern part of Delhi had the most problems.
The people in charge of roads got many phone calls from people asking for help.
A leader named Parvesh Verma said some roads are being fixed, and fixing roads can cause problems.
He also said some videos showing the problems were old.
Many roads stayed blocked for the whole day.
Heavy rain on Friday caused waterlogging and traffic snarls across Delhi, with 81 waterlogging calls and 32 fallen-tree complaints logged by PWD and NDMC.
South and southeast Delhi were worst hit, including Mahipalpur, Chhatarpur, Okhla, Sangam Vihar, Sainik Farms, Vasant Kunj and Greater Kailash-II.
Pushp Vihar recorded 111.5 mm of rain and Chhatarpur 104.5 mm between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, among the highest totals.
Long queues formed on Ring Road, NH-48, Mathura Road and the Gurugram-Dhaula Kuan corridor as multiple bottlenecks emerged at once.
PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said problems occurred where drainage work is underway and accused the Opposition of sharing videos of issues predating the current government.
- Who
- Commuters across Delhi, along with Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma and the Opposition
- What
- Heavy rain caused widespread waterlogging, fallen trees and severe traffic congestion across Delhi's roads
- When
- Friday, with intense rainfall recorded between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm
- Where
- Delhi, especially south and southeast Delhi, including Mahipalpur, Chhatarpur, Ring Road and the Gurugram-Dhaula Kuan corridor
- Why
- An intense spell of rainfall, exceeding 100 mm in some areas, overwhelmed drains and roads while multiple drainage and infrastructure works were underway
Delhi Government
Opposition
Cause of the waterlogging
Delhi Government
Problems occur where new drain and other infrastructure works are underway; wherever work is going on, there will be problems.
Opposition
The Opposition has raised allegations over waterlogging in Delhi.
The waterlogging videos
Delhi Government
Videos shared by the Opposition show problems that predate the current government and were unresolved during the Opposition's own 10 or 11 years in power.
Opposition
The videos were circulated as evidence of waterlogging problems in the city.
- Event
- Heavy rain causes waterlogging and traffic chaos in Delhi
- Total waterlogging calls
- 81 (66 to PWD, 15 to NDMC)
- Total fallen tree complaints
- 32 (17 to PWD, 15 to NDMC)
- Highest rainfall
- 111.5 mm at Pushp Vihar (8.30 am–5.30 pm)
- Second highest rainfall
- 104.5 mm at Chhatarpur
- Agencies involved
- Public Works Department (PWD), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
- Delhi PWD Minister
- Parvesh Verma
- Worst-affected regions
- South and southeast Delhi (Mahipalpur, Okhla, Sangam Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Malviya Nagar, etc.)