Day after odd-even, Delhi sees severe traffic snarls

January 16, 2016 14:50

Severe traffic snarls were today witnessed in several parts of the national capital, a day after the odd-even scheme restricting the movement of private cars ended in the city.

Around 9 am, severe traffic congestion was reported in the Delhi Cantonment area.

Within an hour, there were long tailbacks witnessed at the stretches between Pankha Road and Uttam Nagar in west Delhi and between Pusa Road and Shadipur in central Delhi, a traffic official said.

By 11 am, the congestion at Delhi Cantonment area led to a chock-a-block situation in and around Dhaula Kuan, where hundreds of commuters were stuck in a severe jam.

Meanwhile, traffic snarls were reported at east Delhi's Khichdipur, outer Delhi's Burari bypass and the flyover at northeast Delhi's Shahdara. In east Delhi, long tailbacks were witnessed at Preet Vihar and Vikas Marg, the official said.

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