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Delhi Traffic Police data reveals Dabri roundabout as the city's most dangerous waterlogging hotspot with 11 annual accidents. Nearly 400 crashes occurred across 193 other vulnerable spots last monsoon due to poor drainage. Authorities have shared the list with civic agencies for infrastructure upgrades before this year's rains. Traffic teams are now deployed at critical locations to prevent waterlogging-related mishaps.

Key Points: Delhi's Dabri Roundabout Tops Waterlogging Accident Hotspots List

  • Dabri roundabout records 11 waterlogging crashes yearly
  • 193 other hotspots caused 400 accidents last monsoon
  • Rohtak Road stretch ranks second with 10 incidents
  • Poor drainage design blamed for most waterlogging mishaps
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Delhi: Dabri roundabout most notorious spot for accidents during water-logging

Dabri roundabout leads Delhi's 194 waterlogging accident hotspots with 11 annual crashes, as traffic police flag poor drainage design.

"Water-logging emerged as a key contributory factor in almost all the incidents recorded at these points during monsoon - Delhi Traffic Police"

New Delhi, July 18

The Drain Road near Dabri roundabout in west Delhi is the city's most notorious spot that reports the maximum number of about 11 road accidents annually due to waterlogging between July and September, according to Delhi Traffic Police data on Friday.

Apart from this roundabout, there are about 193 accident-prone waterlogging hotspots in the city that recorded nearly 400 incidents last year. Water-logging emerged as a key contributory factor in almost all the incidents recorded at these points during monsoon, said an official.

To reduce waterlogging-related accidents in the current season, the traffic police shared a list of 194 hotspots with civic agencies during pre-monsoon deliberations with a request for corrective infrastructural changes to ensure smooth flow of rainwater at these points, said a senior official.

The traffic police report was marked to Delhi Jal Board, Public Works Department, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Development Authority (DDA), flagging the risks at these spots due to waterlogging, he said.

Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Dinesh Kumar Gupta, said the city's second most hazardous road stretch in terms of water-logging-related accidents is the Rohtak Road stretch between Mundka and Tikri Border.

This stretch recorded 10 accidents due to waterlogging last year, he said.

The most common fault detected at most of the spots or stretches is the drain's higher level as compared to the road, leading to waterlogging.

A poor design of the drainage system was responsible for causing nine accidents during waterlogging last year at south Delhi's Khanpur T-point on the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road from July to September. Eight incidents were reported on GTK Depot Road.

For preparing the list of 194 accident-prone hotspots, the traffic police divided the city into two zones for better supervision of traffic arrangements.

The other accident-prone hotspots in the list include Minto Bridge, Minto Road to DDU Kali Marg, Rohtak Road stretch from Nangloi to Mundka, Old Delhi Police headquarters to IP flyover, ISBT Kashmere Gate, Prembari Underpass, Nigambodh Ghat, Rajghat, under the Iron bridge behind the Red Fort, Chatta Rail and RR Hospital.

Additional CP (Traffic) Gupta said they have deployed traffic and civic staff on the hotspots to prevent incidents.

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- IANS

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Sarah B
As someone who commutes daily on Rohtak Road, this is terrifying. The authorities need to prioritize proper drainage systems before more lives are lost. The design flaws are basic civil engineering mistakes!
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Ananya R
The list has 194 spots but action only on paper. BMC should learn from cities like Surat which improved their drainage after the 1994 floods. Monsoon prep should be year-round activity, not last minute jugaad.
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Vikram M
Respectfully disagree with just blaming authorities. We citizens also contribute by throwing garbage in drains and parking illegally near these spots. Civic sense + better infrastructure = solution.
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Priya S
The Khanpur T-point is a death trap! 😨 Last year I saw a biker skid there during rains. Why can't they install proper warning signs and speed breakers at least until drainage is fixed?
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Michael C
Delhi needs smart city solutions - sensors to detect waterlogging, automated pumps, and real-time alerts to commuters. The technology exists, just needs political will and proper budgeting.

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