Rainwater-filled potholes hit Sangam Vihar roads

Vehicles struggled to navigate a pothole-ridden stretch in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi, on 29 August 2026 after rainfall left the road severely damaged and waterlogged. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A pothole-ridden road in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi was left with rainwater-filled craters on 29 August 2026, forcing vehicles to slow to a crawl and raising road-safety concerns. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Monsoon rainfall on 29 August 2026 exposed deep road craters in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi, with vehicles manoeuvring around rainwater-filled potholes on a badly deteriorated stretch. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Traffic moved at a crawl through a damaged, waterlogged road in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi on 29 August 2026, as potholes filled with rainwater made safe passage difficult for motorists. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Commuters in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi faced hazardous conditions on 29 August 2026 as rainwater-filled potholes on a deteriorated road stretch posed risks to vehicles and pedestrians alike. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A road stretch in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi was visibly battered on 29 August 2026, with deep potholes brimming with rainwater following overnight rainfall, highlighting persistent civic infrastructure gaps. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Safety concerns mounted in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi on 29 August 2026 as vehicles negotiated a rain-battered road riddled with deep, water-filled potholes — a recurring monsoon hazard in the locality. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Vehicles were seen weaving through flooded road craters in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi on 29 August 2026, with the damaged road surface submerged under rainwater, making it difficult to gauge pothole depth. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A commuter was photographed crossing a rainwater-filled drain in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi on 29 August 2026, underscoring the drainage and civic infrastructure challenges the locality faces after heavy rainfall. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Vehicles were seen navigating a damaged, rainwater-filled drain in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi on 29 August 2026, with the overflowing drain spilling onto the road and compounding traffic disruption. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Post-rainfall road decay was evident in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi on 29 August 2026, with rainwater-filled potholes peppering a badly worn stretch and drawing attention to delayed road-maintenance work. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Deep potholes on a road in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi on 29 August 2026 highlighted persistent infrastructure gaps, with residents and commuters calling for urgent civic repairs after monsoon rains worsened the damage. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The pothole crisis in Sangam Vihar, New Delhi came sharply into focus on 29 August 2026, with waterlogged, crater-filled roads continuing to pose risks to commuters and demanding urgent civic intervention. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)