Commuters wade through flooded Connaught Place

Commuters waded through waterlogged streets at Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026 after heavy monsoon rainfall inundated one of the capital's busiest commercial hubs. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

People sought refuge outside shops as intense monsoon rain lashed Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026, disrupting pedestrian movement across the area. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

An auto-rickshaw driver was forced to push his stalled vehicle through knee-deep floodwater on a Connaught Place road in New Delhi on 28 July 2026, as heavy monsoon rain brought traffic to a standstill. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A man pushed his stalled scooter through waterlogged roads near Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026, after heavy monsoon downpours left two-wheelers stranded across the area. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A woman on a scooter navigated through accumulated rainwater at Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026, as heavy monsoon showers left the iconic roundabout submerged. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Heavy monsoon showers on 28 July 2026 left Connaught Place, New Delhi's central business district, under a sheet of rainwater, with two-wheelers visibly struggling through the submerged stretch. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Cars, motorcycles and other vehicles crawled through a heavily waterlogged stretch at Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026, following intense rainfall that overwhelmed drainage in the area. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Persistent heavy rainfall on 28 July 2026 overwhelmed drainage at Connaught Place, New Delhi, forcing all categories of vehicles to inch slowly through standing water. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Connaught Place roads in New Delhi were submerged under rainwater on 28 July 2026 as the monsoon intensified over the capital, with vehicles navigating cautiously through flooded stretches. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A heavy downpour left Connaught Place, one of New Delhi's most frequented commercial zones, under water on 28 July 2026, with traffic moving at a crawl through the inundated roads. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Monsoon flooding disrupted daily commutes and business activity at Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026, as vehicles waded slowly through standing water across multiple road stretches. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Large pools of rainwater accumulated across Connaught Place roads in New Delhi on 28 July 2026, slowing traffic significantly and highlighting recurring monsoon drainage challenges in the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Connaught Place roads resembled shallow waterways on 28 July 2026 as New Delhi received heavy monsoon rainfall, with vehicles moving bumper-to-bumper through the flooded central district. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The 28 July 2026 downpour at Connaught Place, New Delhi, once again exposed the capital's recurring challenge of monsoon waterlogging, with vehicles navigating flooded stretches in the heart of the city. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Vehicles inched through flooded roads at Connaught Place, New Delhi, following a heavy rainfall spell on 28 July 2026 that left central Delhi's main commercial corridor under standing water. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Standing water at Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026 pointed to persistent drainage capacity issues in the capital, as vehicles struggled to pass through the submerged central business district. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The Delhi monsoon 2026 season saw Connaught Place flood on 28 July, with vehicles navigating through waterlogged roads in one of the capital's most prominent districts — a scene that recurs each rainy season. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

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