{
  "id": 3887562,
  "title": "Delhi-Meerut Expressway crawls for hours as Raksha Bandhan traffic hits NCR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/delhi-meerut-expressway-crawls-for-hours-as-raksha-bandhan-traffic",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T03:17:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/will-spend-most-of-my-leave-on-commute-delhi-meerut-expressway-crawls-for-hours-as-raksha-bandhan-traffic-hits-noida-ghaziabad/articleshow/133582074.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Raksha Bandhan travel caused significant traffic delays across Noida and Ghaziabad. Commuters faced hours of congestion on major roads and expressways. Heavy pressure on roads intensified due to thousands traveling to hometowns. Rain spells further worsened the already difficult traffic situation. Festive rush continued, impacting key routes connecting Delhi-NCR with western Uttar Pradesh.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-08-26T03:23:14.000Z"
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    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}