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‘₹250 crore per kilometre’: Congress MP trapped on Dwarka Expressway during Delhi rain attacks Modi government

From Hindustan Times · () English

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  • Heavy rain caused severe waterlogging and traffic disruptions across Delhi, including on the Dwarka Expressway, where Congress MP Brijendra Singh said he was trapped for an hour.
  • Singh criticized the Modi government over the tunnel’s reported construction cost of ₹250 crore per kilometre, contrasting the flooding with Modi’s earlier praise of the expressway.
  • The rain also affected Delhi airport operations, diverted at least nine flights, and followed an August rainfall total above the long-period average.

Congress MP Brijendra Singh found himself trapped for an hour in a waterlogged tunnel on the Dwarka Expressway, the same project Prime Minister Narendra Modi had presented as a landmark improvement for the region. Singh used the episode to attack the government’s infrastructure record.

In a video shared on social media, the road appeared submerged as heavy rain battered Delhi on Friday. Singh said the tunnel had been built by the Modi government at a cost of ₹250 crore per kilometre. “The tunnel I've been stuck in for an hour now was built by the Modi government at a cost of ₹250 crore per kilometer,” he said.

The tunnel I've been stuck in for an hour now was built by the Modi government at a cost of ₹250 crore per kilometer. This is the very tunnel of the Dwarka Expressway whose inauguration Prime Minister Modi had described as a gear change in people's lives.

· Brijendra SinghThe Congress MP criticized the government after becoming trapped in the flooded tunnel.

Singh also pointed to Modi’s remarks at the expressway’s 2024 inauguration. The prime minister had said the project would permanently change travel between Delhi and Haryana and would shift gear not only for vehicles, but also for people’s lives in the region.

will shift gear not just in the vehicles but also in the lives of the people of the region

· Narendra ModiThe prime minister’s description of the Dwarka Expressway at its 2024 inauguration.

The downpour brought widespread disruption. The India Meteorological Department raised Delhi’s warning from yellow to red, forecasting more rain and thunderstorms. At least nine flights were diverted between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., while Indira Gandhi International Airport was heavily waterlogged. Images showed people moving luggage trolleys through ankle-deep water. Connaught Place and parts of Lutyens’ Delhi were also affected, while heavy flooding hit Gurugram’s Cyber City, Shankar Chowk and Sheetla Mata Road.

Weather observer Navdeep Dhaiya said Delhi could see another wet day on Saturday before turning dry from Monday. He also said rain could return in the third week of September. The latest spell followed an unusually wet August, when Delhi recorded 354.1 millimetres of rain from August 1 to August 30 at 5:30 p.m., more than 120 millimetres above the monthly long-period average of 233.1 millimetres.

There are possibilities of some rains returning in the 3rd week of September however it might be as good as tomorrow hence leverage tomorrow's day to enjoy good monsoon in Delhi while staying away and cautious with water logged areas

· Navdeep DhaiyaThe weather observer forecast another wet day and urged caution around flooded areas.
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Originally published by Hindustan Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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