Rain created chaos on the Chandigarh-Panchkula main road with a number of vehicles getting stranded due to water logging this evening.
The rainfall measuring .7mm led to water logging at several places in the city especially in the low lying areas and roundabouts.

The police control room vehicles were parked along the Raipur “nullah” which swelled after the rain to prevent drowning incident.

Scores of vehicles got stuck in a big traffic jam between the railway light and the housing board lights on Chandigarh-Panchkula road.

With the downpour coming at a time when there is a heavy traffic on the busiest road joining the two cities, it led to confusion on the road.

A large part of Mani Majra plunged into darkness after the rains. Inquiries from the police revealed the Mani Majra police station remained without power.

The traffic lights at the spot were reportedly not working on the busy road.

Panchkula: Traffic on the Chandigarh-Panchkula road came to a standstill for over half-an-hour following a heavy downpour, this evening.

Rain water accumulated on the road dividing Sectors 7, 17, 8,18,9,16, and 10, 15 at about 7.45 pm. Worst affected was the area starting from the Mani Majra traffic-light point till Sectors 7,8,16 and 17 roundabout where motorists were stranded for a long time.

Vehicular traffic on the roads was normal after the water receded by 8.30 pm.