Huge jams as capital’s schools, colleges reopen

NEW DELHI - The city witnessed massive traffic jams Monday after schools and colleges reopened following a 16-day break due to the Commonwealth Games and Durga Puja-Dussehra festivities.

Traffic snarls were reported on the arterial Aurobindo Marg, ITO intersection, Laxmi Nagar and South Extension areas during the morning rush hours, the Delhi Traffic Police said.

Commuters faced problems in other parts of the city as well, including North Campus area and outer Ring Road.

The Games lane restrictions were lifted Sunday, but it did not ease the city’s traffic woes.

The traffic police managed things better during the Games, but it’s chaotic once again, said Satish Grover, an office-goer.