Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Delhi At Standstill: Rain Chaos Continues For Second Day
Delhi is a very big city in India, and lots of people drive on its roads every day.
It has been raining there, and even a little bit of rain — only about 16 millimetres — caused big problems.
The streets got flooded with water, and cars could hardly move.
The DND road, which connects Delhi to nearby areas, was completely jammed.
The Ring Road, which goes around the city, had cars bumper-to-bumper in the morning when people go to work.
People in Greater Noida also had to wait a very long time in traffic.
The rain has been causing trouble for two days in a row.
Delhi's roads are already fragile, and construction work is happening, which makes things worse.
Because of all this, many commuters were stuck on the roads for a long time.
The entire DND stretch remained heavily gridlocked, according to traffic updates.
Ring Road witnessed bumper-to-bumper traffic during peak morning hours.
Commuters reported severe jams in Greater Noida with slow-moving vehicles and long delays.
Just 16 mm of rainfall brought Delhi's road network to a near standstill on Thursday.
Waterlogged roads, massive traffic snarls and ongoing infrastructure works crippled movement across the national capital.
- Who
- Commuters travelling across Delhi, the DND stretch, Ring Road and Greater Noida
- What
- Rain-triggered waterlogging and severe traffic gridlocks brought the national capital to a near standstill
- When
- Second consecutive day of rain chaos; Thursday's near standstill followed just 16 mm of rainfall
- Where
- Delhi (National Capital), including the DND stretch, Ring Road and Greater Noida
- Why
- Just 16 mm of rain combined with waterlogged roads and ongoing infrastructure works crippled movement
- Rainfall
- 16 mm
- Affected stretches
- DND stretch, Ring Road, Greater Noida routes
- Duration
- Second day of rain chaos in the National Capital
- Peak disruption
- Peak morning hours on Ring Road
- Traffic condition
- Heavy gridlock, bumper-to-bumper traffic, waterlogged roads
- Contributing factors
- Fragile road network, waterlogging, ongoing infrastructure works