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Delhi battles traffic chaos despite end of Kanwar Yatra
Delhi commuters faced severe traffic jams on Wednesday even though the annual Kanwar Yatra ended on Tuesday and there was no fresh rain, Hindustan Times reports. The Outer Ring Road near Munirka…
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Delhi commuters faced severe traffic jams on Wednesday even though the annual Kanwar Yatra ended on Tuesday and there was no fresh rain, Hindustan Times reports. The Outer Ring Road near Munirka and IIT Delhi metro station saw a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a concrete-mixture truck. Breakdowns of commercial and private vehicles were reported on Mathura Road, Ring Road, and CV Raman Marg. The Times of India adds that a Central Pollution Control Board study links sludge in the Yamuna to periodic ammonia spikes affecting the capital's water treatment. Delhi Police also arrested nine persons in a cybercrime crackdown.
Despite multiple accidents and vehicle breakdowns, Delhi Traffic Police did not issue advisories on social media to inform the public about congested roads, according to Hindustan Times. Commuters reported long delays and a lack of traffic personnel at key junctions.
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The usual narratives blame Kanwar pilgrims or rain for Delhi's traffic. But now that the yatra is over and the sky is clear, the real breakdown is visible: a traffic police force that cannot manage routine accidents and breakdowns, let alone update its 1.5 million X followers with a simple alert. The test of accountability will be how many officers face action for the Wazirabad gridlock, not how many press releases get issued about cybercrime busts.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
