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LS polls: Water shortage, drainage, traffic jams key issues in South Delhi

Sitting in the hot summer sun with two empty jerry cans, 26-year-old Rajneesh Kumar waits for a water tanker to arrive due to the erratic water supply at his house in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar -- a crisis that has become a part of life for the last 12 years. Apart from water scarcity, traffic snarls, lack of parking space and poor drainage system are among the other issues plaguing the South Delhi constituency, according to local residents. Voting will be held on May 25 for all the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital. While political parties are seeking votes on issues like Ram temple, corruption, unemployment and inflation, the locals said the candidates should instead focus on ensuring basic amenities and addressing civic issues. "My father bought this house 25 years ago. When I was a child, there was no water shortage but as I grew, water crisis became a part of our life," Kumar, a resident of F Block in Sangam Vihar said. "For the last 10 years, we have been depende

Traffic noise can increase risk of cardiovascular disease: Study

Spike in traffic noise can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack, researchers have found. Having found evidence linking traffic noise and the risk of developing heart and related conditions, researchers are calling for this type of noise pollution to be recognised as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The international team of researchers reviewed epidemiological data, which provides evidence for identifying risk factors of a certain disease. In their review, the researchers found evidence that for every 10 decibel increase in noise coming from road traffic, the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack, stroke and diabetes, heightened by 3.2 per cent. In particular, they said, night-time traffic noise that disrupts and shortens sleep time can increase levels of stress hormones in the blood vessels, thereby promoting inflammation, high blood pressure and vascular diseases. "It is also important for us that traffic noi

PM Modi's Ghaziabad roadshow today: Traffic advisory lists roads to avoid

Thousands of police and security officials to guard roadshow marking beginning of the BJP election campaign in western Uttar Pradesh

Farmers protest: Commuters must prepare for traffic jams, says police

Commuters may face traffic jams due to farmers' protest on Wednesday, police said. In morning, a huge jam was already witnessed at Delhi-Haryana's Singhu border as farmers started gathering there, according to reports. The Delhi Police said it will be keeping a strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu, and the Ghazipur borders, as well as railway and metro stations and bus stands. "We have stepped up security at all three borders. However, we are not shutting any border or route but vehicle checking will take place," an officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Jimmy Chiram said force is already deployed at the Delhi-Haryana border. "We are keeping a tab on the situation in the wake of this call given by the farmers." Another officer said, "We had temporally removed barriers for commuters at the Singhu and the Tikri borders. The deployment of police and paramilitary personnel is still there and (they) will ensure strict, round-the-clock vigil." Additional police and paramilita

Delhi Police issue new traffic advisory; Check alternative routes

'Due to the deployment of pickets and checking on the DND flyway, traffic is heavy on both carriageways of the DND flyway,' said the Delhi Police on Thursday

Bengaluru begins testing new adaptive Japanese traffic signal tech

The MODERATO tech allows traffic signals to change and adapt according to real-time traffic demands automatically

elhi sees massive traffic jams on New Year's day, several roads choked

Several roads in Lutyens' Delhi area witnessed a chock-a-block situation while revellers stood in serpentine queues inside and outside metro stations as huge crowds thronged the India Gate, Connaught Place and various religious places in the national capital on New Year's Day. "Be it in metro or on roads, there is no space in several areas of central Delhi," a commuter said. As people had a hard time entering and exiting Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, and Central Secretariat metro stations, an official said many commuters did not have smart cards or online tickets which contributed to the long queues. Those with smart cards or online tickets were being allowed by CISF personnel to go first at security checkpoints. Some people claimed on social media in the evening that entry was closed at the Central Secretariat Metro Station. Massive crowds gathered at the India Gate, Prachin Hanuman Mandir, Bangla Sahib Gurdwara and Connaught Place circle, resulting in traffic chaos. Traffic was heav

More hour-long traffic blocks on Mumbai-Pune Expressway from Tuesday

The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is set to implement further hour-long roadblocks on the busy Mumbai-Pune Expressway this month commencing from Tuesday, a move which is likely to affect movement of vehicles. In a press release issued on Monday, MSRDC said these traffic blocks were necessitated by the ongoing installation of gantries at various points along the 95-km-long expressway as part of the Highway Management System. These roadblocks will be enforced between 12 noon to 1 pm on a daily basis from October 17 to 19 and on October 26 at various locations along the highway, the release said. These blocks will affect both Pune and Mumbai-bound lanes at key locations such as Lonavala, Khandala Tunnel, Dasturi Police post, Dheku village and Khandala Exit on the specified days, it said. On October 17 (Tuesday), the block will be in effect at Khandala Tunnel and Lonavala for the Pune-bound corridor, while on the subsequent days, the blocks will mainly impact .

Why Bengaluru's traffic is so bad?

Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, is infamous for its notorious traffic and poor urban infrastructure. But why? Watch the video to know what does the expert suggest

Bengaluru traffic jam: Commuters stuck for 5 hours, kids reach home at 8 pm

The Outer Ring Road (ORR) area of the city was the worst hit, as people were stuck there for over five hours, and many commuters faced car breakdowns

MotoGP Bharat, Trade show: Transport, traffic, tickets, dates and more

Buses, autos, e-rickshaws, and heavy vehicles have been completely banned on the route; Noida metro rail will increase metro frequency to manage crowds

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Delhi traffic police advisory: Roads to avoid as heavy rain lashes city

According to a Delhi Traffic Police advisory issued late on Saturday night, traffic movement is affected on some roads due to waterlogging and uprooting of trees

IIT Madras develop demand-responsive signal control to address traffic jams

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a possible solution to traffic snarls on Indian roads through the use of a probe-based approach for real-time "re-timing" of traffic signals. According to officials, this is probably the first time a probe-based, demand-responsive signal control has been developed for Indian conditions. The researchers conducted a study in which travel-time data from four sample-probe vehicles were used to calculate "Green" and "Red" timings for each signal cycle. A signal cycle is the time between one 'green' signal to the next 'green' signal or one 'red' signal to the next 'red' signal for a selected movement. "While a lot of time, effort and money have been spent on experimenting with 'off-the-shelf' traffic-responsive signalling software from abroad, these have not worked well in Indian traffic conditions, since their implementation required a number of sensors and large traffic stream data, which was not easy to ...

Landslides block Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, traffic halted at Hingni

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides at Hingni and Nachlana in Ramban, officials said on Thursday

Traffic congestion increases travel time by 113% for Bengaluru commuters

Other key cities see at least 80% increase in travel time

Delhi witnesses massive traffic jams on New Year including India Gate

Massive traffic jams were witnessed on Sunday in several parts of the national capital, including at Connaught Place and India Gate, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate the New Year. According to police, heavy snarls were also reported from ITO intersection and near Akshardham temple. Police said that traffic was also affected as a group of people belonging to Jain community protested near India Gate on Sunday. They took out a march to protest against the Jharkhand government's recent decision to declare Sammed Shikharji, a pilgrimage site for the Jain community, as a tourist place, a police officer said. Several commuters took to Twitter to share their problems. "Utter chaos and long traffic jams around India Gate on Sunday and Saturday. This happens every year," one of the commuters twitted. Another commuter said that central Delhi witnessed a huge traffic around Mandi House, India Gate, Connaught Place, Pandara Road, Akbar Road, Shahjahan Road, and Man Singh Road.

Projects aimed at easing traffic await Delhi govt's approval: Sources

Ten projects related to construction of roads, including that of the Dwarka Expressway Package, aimed at easing traffic in the national capital along with redevelopment of residential accommodations are pending with the Delhi government's Environment Department for approval, official sources claimed on Thursday. The sources said Delhi LG VK Saxena took up the matter in various discussions with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in their weekly meetings and had also written to the CM on August 17 and September 30. "Ten projects of critical importance to the city that include construction of roads aimed at easing traffic and facilitating public transport, arterial roads, road under/over bridges, National Highway and ambitious redevelopment plans for residential accommodations, are yet pending with the Environment Department of Delhi Government some of them since as long as 2019," a source said. The sources said all pre-requisites, including money as compensation and land for compensatory

Traffic snarl on Delhi-Jaipur Highway, commuters stranded for hours

Commuters travelling from Manesar to Gurugram on Wednesday witnessed heavy traffic congestion after a vehicle broke down on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The traffic police issued an advisory about the situation on Twitter and put up sign boards for route diversion. Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic) R S Sangwan said, There was traffic congestion owing to the breakdown of a vehicle only. Our teams are at spot to manage the traffic and now the situation is under control. The main carriageway of the highway was closed on Wednesday for the next six days due to span load test work being undertaken by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on the Jaipur to Delhi lane of the highway. The commuters, most of them office-goers, were stuck in the traffic jam. Many said it took them almost five hours to get to IMT Chowk, Manesar from Hero Honda Chowk. I'm stuck here in a jam for the last one hour. I got to know about the traffic police advisory in the morning through social media.

Heavy downpour leads to water-logging at several places in Hyderabad

Traffic jams and water-logging was reported at several places in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening following heavy rain. Macha Bollaram at Alwal received 91.9 mm of rainfall, followed by LB Nagar (84.3 mm), Dabeerpura near Charminar (77.5 mm) and Mailardevpally (71.3 mm) from 8.30 am to 8 pm today, according to official data. The Met Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here said heavy rain occurred at isolated places in Jangaon and Narayanpet districts of Telangana. In its weather warnings, it said heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Adilabad, Komram Bheem, Asifabad, Mancherial and other districts on September 8. It also said heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet and others.