A severe traffic jam was once again seen in the country’s national capital Delhi over the weekend. People are facing problems especially in the tourist areas of Delhi due to the huge problem of traffic jam. Delhi Traffic Police has closed Lodhi Road, due to which the road leading from Lodhi Road flyover towards Humayun Road has been closed.

Due to the problem of traffic jam at many places in Delhi, the speed of vehicles remained very slow. Vehicles were seen moving at many places. Car riders, bike riders and people riding auto rickshaws are facing a lot of problems.

Delhi: Heavy traffic jams reported in Delhi’s tourist areas. Delhi Traffic Police have closed Lodhi Road, blocking the route from the Lodhi Road Flyover towards Humayun Road. pic.twitter.com/rbbbxUX5ds

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Severe traffic jam in Delhi

On Sunday, there was heavy traffic jam on Oberoi flyover, Lodhi Road and the main routes around it. Long queues of vehicles were visible at many places, due to which it took a lot of time for people to cover a distance of just a few metres. Traffic police personnel are deployed at various places but the problem of traffic jams persists.

Traffic advisory for 8 to 13 December

At the same time, in view of the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Cultural Heritage at the Red Fort in Delhi from 8 to 13 December 2025, special traffic arrangements will be in force from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.

Restricted and possible diversion roads

Netaji Subhash Marg and Nishad Raj Marg (diversion as per need from Chhatta Rail Chowk, T-Point Subhash Marg, Shanti Van Chowk, GPO Chowk, Delhi Gate and Hanuman Mandir Crossing)

Use these parking areas

The traffic police has advised to use only designated parking areas. This includes Parade Ground, ASI Parking (Red Fort), Dangal Ground, Omaxe Mall, Church Mission Road Parking. At the same time, parking of vehicles on the roadside is prohibited.

At the same time, it has been said that pedestrians should use footpaths and designated crossings. Also, it has been advised to follow the instructions of the ground staff. Ring Road, Rajghat-ISBT Kashmiri Gate, Netaji Subhash Marg, Nishad Raj Marg, SPM Marg are expected to be affected.

The national capital Delhi received heavy rains at many places on Tuesday (July 22). Due to this, waterlogging has occurred on many roads of Delhi. Not only this, due to pits built at many places, traffic jams occurred due to uprooting of the recently laid asphalt on some roads. Because of this, people had to face a lot of problems.

ITO, Old Rohtak Road, Delhi-Jaipur National Highway (NH-8), Mehrauli-Bedarpur Road, Mehrauli-Guraugram Road, Piragadhi to ISBT (Interstate Bus Station), Madhuban Chowk, Delhi-Ghaziabad and National Highway-9 were in heavy jams for several hours.

Mehrauli-Badarpur route jam affected the most

The Mehrauli-Badarpur route was the most affected, where there was a jam till noon. People resorted to social media platform ‘X’ to share their problems related to being stuck in jam for hours. A passenger said, “I left for Gurugram from Delhi at eight in the morning, stuck in a jam near the airport. There was a huge jam. In two hours, he was able to cover the distance of only 18 kilometers.

Traffic stalled from Nangloi towards Najafgarh

Another ‘X’ users wrote, “It took me two hours to cover a distance of 30 kilometers on the Gurugram-Delhi route.” Traffic from Nangloi towards Najafgarh was completely stalled. Another passenger told that he was stuck in a jam for more than 30 minutes to travel just one kilometer on the Delhi-Ghaziabad road.

Traffic police accused of not issuing timely alert

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Safdarjung Hospital and roads leading to the ashram were jammed in many parts of South Delhi. Many people also accused the Delhi Traffic Police of not issuing timely alerts or not deploying police personnel to handle the situation. A passenger said, “Not a single person of Delhi Police or Delhi Traffic Police is present for help. Many people were stranded for hours due to heavy waterlogging on Mehrauli-Badarpur road.