'The most affected areas are Vikas Marg, Kalyanpuri, Trilokpuri, Noida Mode, Mayur Vihar, India Gate, ITO, Lajpat Nagar, Moolchand, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi area, Kashmiri Gate, Lodhi Road, Karol Bagh, Punjabi Bagh, Vikas Puri, Rajghat, Nizamuddin, and Pitampura,' said a senior traffic police official.

Neha Singh, a college student, said: 'I am stuck at the India Gate circle for the last two hours. The traffic is not moving at all and I do not know how long will it take for me to reach home.'

Many trees fell in some parts of the city due to heavy rains that were accompanied by strong winds. On Ashoka Road and near the India Gate, tree branches were snapped and fell on passing vehicles, causing them heavy damages.

'I am stuck for the last two hours at Moolchand flyover. I don't understand why every time it rains our civic system gives in. Why aren't the authorities doing something to tackle this problem?' said Shivam Singh, a software engineer.

Due to heavy rains, traffic signals at several intersections stopped working.

'Traffic personnel are deployed at all important intersections to manage the traffic irrespective of whether the red lights are working or not, as roads in many parts of the capital are flooded,' said a senior traffic police official.

Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan was also stranded at the party headquarters as there was waterlogging after the rains.