India, Aug. 11 -- Prolonged traffic snarls were reported across parts of the Delhi-Gurugram expressway and Delhi on Monday as the final days of the Kanwar Yatra coincided with peak-hour traffic, road closures in neighbouring districts and heavy afternoon rain, traffic police officials said.

In Gurugram, congestion was reported from Narsinghpur to Sector 34 and Jharsa towards Ambience Mall via the Sector 30/31 junction and Sarhol border and from Rajiv Chowk to Badshahpur on Sohna Road. Both carriageways of NH-48 saw snarls of up to seven kilometres between Jharsa Chowk and Ambience Mall.

"Even though the situation remained under control during the day, entry of convoys of pilgrims entering onto the highways caused congestion during rush ...