The Chandigarh Police has issued a public notice prohibiting protests and gatherings at places other than the designated venue, as the Haryana Congress announced a demonstration over the issue of MGNREGA on Wednesday.
Traffic on the Mumbai-Pune highway remained severely affected for more than 24 hours after a chemical-laden tanker overturned at Khandala Ghat, leading to long tailbacks in the Urse Maval stretch.
A gas tanker overturned in the Khandala Ghat section last night, forcing authorities to divert all Mumbai-Pune Expressway traffic to the old Mumbai-Pune Highway. Despite the diversion, vehicles continued to face heavy congestion in the ghat area.
Several visitors attempting to reach Manali were compelled to trek around 10-20 kilometres while carrying luggage, making travel extremely exhausting, especially for children and elderly passengers. Meanwhile, tourists trying to leave the hill station are also stuck due to massive traffic
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi MCD Sah-Prabhari Praveen Kumar alleged that long queues of vehicles at toll plazas run by the BJP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) were worsening the capital's air pollution, despite clear Supreme Court directions to shut them down.
Due to continuous heavy rainfall in Hyderabad, the gates of Himayat Sagar reservoir were opened by the officials last night which caused the Musi River to overflow near the Chaderghat bridge.
Gurugram's Police Commissioner Vikas Arora and Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar conducted a late-night inspection of NH-48 and Sohna Road to assess the traffic and waterlogging situation.
Traffic also came to a standstill in many parts of the national capital following the heavy rainfall. A traffic jam was witnessed at Rajiv Chowk as vehicular movement slowed down, following heavy rainfall.
"We received a call at 2.15 pm that a scrap godown has caught fire... The firefighting is underway, but we are facing challenges due to a traffic jam and lack of water. There are no casualties. Eight fire tenders are at the spot. The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained," Naik tol