Delhi rain: Massive traffic jams across city, flights disrupted, metro services halted | Updates

The metro services at Rajiv Chowk was also disrupted following a technical snag on the Noida Electronic City route.

Delhi witnessed traffic snarls across several parts of the city on Monday as heavy rainfall led to waterlogging and impacted vehicular movement.

Gurugram, India-September 01, 2025: Traffic congestion at Delhi-Gurugram expressway during the heavy rain near Signature Tower flyover , in Gurugram, India, on Monday, 01 September 2025.(Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

The metro services at Rajiv Chowk were also disrupted following a technical snag on the Noida Electronic City route.

The disruption in road, metro and air travel comes amid a ‘yellow’ rain alert for Delhi on Monday evening. A flood warning has also been issued for Yamuna floodplains as the Hathnikund barrage discharged 3,29,313 cusecs of water at 9 am on Monday.

Here are the top updates in the story:

• The latest IMD advisory showed an orange alert for most parts of the capital till 12:32 am on Tuesday. Visuals from Dwarka, South Extension, Vasant Vihar, Chhatarpur and Gurugram showed waterlogging, leading to traffic congestion.
• The situation was grim in South Delhi and along ring roads, with waterlogging worsening the traffic flow. In Northwest Delhi, traffic was heavy near Lala Jagat Narayan Marg around Netaji Subhash Place in Pitampura.
• Parts of South Delhi, including the busy Mahatma Gandhi Road, NH-48, and Captain Gaur Marg from Lajpat Nagar to Bahapur, were also severely congested, according to news agency PTI.
• Airlines, including Indigo, Air India, Akasa Air, and SpiceJet issued advisory for passengers travelling to and from Delhi airport. Several flights were delayed and some cancelled amid bad weather at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

• 95 incoming flights and 353 scheduled flights from Delhi airport experienced delays amid bad weather conditions, the data from Flightradar24 showed.
• The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange alert’ for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Gurugram for Tuesday. The district administration has also issued an a work from home advisory for offices, while the schools will go online.
• The Delhi Metro witnessed its third technical snag within a week on Monday, leading to delays on the Yellow and Blue lines and overcrowding at several stations.
• The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has ordered closure of traffic movement on the Old Railway Bridge from 5 pm on Tuesday, as the Yamuna continues to swell. Heavy discharge of water from the Hathnikund barrage led to the Yamuna swelling to 204.94 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 5 pm on Monday.