New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Delhi Traffic Police informed lieutenant governor (LG) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday that the number of waterlogging points in the city has dropped to 65 during this year's monsoon season till August 5, compared with 194 recorded in 2024. The number of recurrent waterlogging locations also fell to 20 from 53 during the corresponding period last year.

The update was shared during a review meeting on traffic management, monsoon preparedness, the Kanwar Yatra and Independence Day arrangements, which was also attended by Delhi Police commissioner Anurag Kumar.

The traffic police also told the LG that prosecutions for wrong-side driving increased by 113%, from 164,365 challans issued till July 31 last year to 351...