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Kathrikadavu-Thammanam road also witnessed major traffic snarls.Commuters blamed poor condition of roads and waterlogging for traffic congestion in the city. KOCHI: Bad condition of roads coupled with incessant rain have worsened traffic along Kaloor-Kathrikadavu-Kadavanthra Road, Vyttila Junction and Palarivattom-Kakkanad on Wednesday.Failure of authorities concerned to relay roads in major junctions like Vyttila has resulted in severe traffic chaos. Due to severe traffic congestion, fuel consumption has also gone up. Even ambulances had a tough time to navigate through the serpentine snarls in major roads in the city, including Vyttila and Kundannoor.“Compared to yesterday, waterlogging was less. Over the past four days, 1.886 hectares of agriculture were destroyed and incurred a loss of Rs 7.33 lakh..