Minto bridge old picture of the Bus stand viral as recent

17, July, 2021 06:42:01 AM

News Claim: A picture has gone viral on social media where Delhi’s Minto Bridge can be again seen flooded with waterlogging,
Viral News Today: The mandatory event of a DTC bus getting submerged in water at Minto bridge has happened!! It can now be officially declared that Monsoons have arrived in Delhi. Happy Monsoons.

मिंटो ब्रिज पर डीटीसी बस के पानी में डूबने की अनिवार्य घटना हो गई है!! अब यह आधिकारिक तौर पर घोषित किया जा सकता है कि दिल्ली में मानसून आ गया है। हैप्पी मॉनसून!

The mandatory event of a DTC bus getting submerged in water at Minto bridge has happened!! It can now be officially declared that Monsoons have arrived in Delhi. Happy Monsoons ..🎉 @rupin1992 @TheDeshBhakt @sanjeetbains @ambkcsingh @minicnair pic.twitter.com/kYxUOmjHAY
— M Shayin IAS (@m_shayin) July 13, 2021

Remember .. #Delhi doesn’t officially have #Monsoon until Minto Bridge doesn’t tell us so, not the meteorological dept.

Remember .. #Delhi doesn’t officially have #Monsoon until Minto Bridge doesn’t tells us so, not the meteorological dept. pic.twitter.com/YBRkorNxko
— Yo Yo Funny Singh 🇮🇳 (@moronhumor) July 13, 2021

News Verification: The image shared on social media is not recently taken, it is in circulation since July 2020.

AAP Twitter handle also stated the picture was fake, they said, this is an old photo of waterlogging on the Minto bridge.

FAKE NEWS BUSTED‼️

This is an old photo of water logging on Minto bridge.

Currently, there is NO WATER LOGGING at Delhi's Minto Bridge. pic.twitter.com/pV1CUZeIx5
— Join AAP (@JoinAAP) July 13, 2021

AAP leader Atish tweeted recent information on Twitter, she said, “Gal Gadot, real WonderWoman is here Anand MahindraDespite heavy rainfall since morning, there's no water logging at #MintoBridge this time and traffic is moving smoothly.

The new Indian Express published this news with an image on 19^th July 2020. It said, “The heavy rains also resulted in waterlogging at Minto Bridge took the life of a 60-year-old on Sunday. The 60-year-old man was driving a Tata Ace who allegedly died of died due to drowning after his vehicle got stuck in the waterlogged underpass. ”

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Maybe it’s time that our opposition stops circulating old photos of Minto Bridge”

Despite heavy rainfall since morning, there's no water logging at #MintoBridge this time and traffic is moving smoothly.

Maybe its time that our opposition stops circulating old photos of Minto Bridge 😊 pic.twitter.com/WKe8XPNl0X
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) July 14, 2021

News verdict: Old Image, from July 2020.