Overview

• Massive jams left commuters stuck for extended periods across central, south, east, northwest and outer Delhi, with arterial corridors crawling.
• Worst-hit stretches included the Outer Ring Road, Ring Road, Mathura Road between Pragati Maidan and Badarpur, Aurobindo Marg, the Barapullah elevated road, the DND Flyway, the Delhi–Meerut Expressway, and routes connecting to Gurugram.
• Additional commissioner of police (traffic) Dinesh Kumar Gupta said deployment has been doubled, with CCTV and Google Maps guiding field teams to clear bottlenecks.
• Traffic police cited haphazard parking near shopping hubs such as Connaught Place, Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Karol Bagh, Laxmi Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Sadar Bazaar, Chandni Chowk and Pitampura as key choke points.
• Officials cautioned congestion could intensify on Dhanteras as large shopper crowds are expected, with one officer saying vehicle volumes were nearly double a typical day and towing units targeting illegal parking.