According to traffic police officials, the heavy downpour in the area has resulted in the inundation of the Pragati Maidan tunnel, rendering it inaccessible for public use. "To mitigate the water logging situation, an extensive pumping operation is currently underway," they said.
Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of the national capital on Saturday morning. Several areas like Pragati Maidan were waterlogged and restricted the movement of traffic indicating that southwest monsoon was active in the city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday at the Pragati Maidan Convention Centre here and is learnt to have spoken of the road to 2047, when India will celebrate the centenary of its Independence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on July 3 which will be held at the newly-built convention centre at Pragati Maidan in the national capital, sources said
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday referred to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as "Paltu babu" (one who changes decisions) and attacked him for questioning the work done by the Centre during the past nine years.
The Crime Branch said that the tunnel was selected as the suitable location for the heist since the robbers felt that there would be no good samaritans stopping by to help the victim inside the tunnel.
Dubbing the meeting called by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena "just a formality", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused the Central Government of not having a solid plan to improve Delhi's law and order.
A delivery agent and his associate were allegedly robbed of Rs 2 lakh at gunpoint by four unidentified men inside the Pragati Maidan tunnel on Saturday when the victims were going towards Gurugram in a cab to deliver the money.