The Indian Express (Delhi Edition)
Rain lashes Delhi, leaves waterlogged streets & traffic snarls in its wake
HEAVY RAIN in several parts of Delhi Tuesday led to waterlogging and traffic snarls. Incidents of trees falling were also reported.
The city was initially predicted to receive light to very light rainfall as per the day’s weather forecast and the India Meteorological Department ( IMD) had issued a yellow alert ( to be aware). Moderate spells of rainfall lashed parts of the city between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm.
The Safdarjung base station, representative of the city, recorded 30.8 mm of rain.
Weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ridge and Delhi University recorded moderate to light spells of rainfall at 34.2 mm, 11 mm and 10 mm respectively.
Waterlogging complaints were received by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi from Preet Vihar, Hari Nagar, Uttam Nagar, Karol Bagh, GTB Nagar in Civil Line Zone, Karawal Nagar, Mandawali, Greater Kailash, Jamia Nagar, Chandni Chowk, Azad Market, Raj Nagar in Najafgarh Zone. Tree fallen incidents were reported from Kalkaji Extension and Mayur Vihar Phase II.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature recorde d at the Safdarjung base stat i on was 33.2 degrees Celsius , t hree notches below normal, and the minimum te mperature was close to normal at 27.2 degrees Celsius.
The AQI in Delhi stood in the ‘ satisfactory’ category as it touched 84.
In the IMD’S seven- day forecast, a generally cloudy sky with light spells of rain is predicted for Wednesday and no warning is issued. However, in the subsequent days, it has issued a yellow alert and moderate spells of rainfall are predicted.
Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall is forecasted for Northwest India, including Delhi- NCR, for the next five days, as per an IMD press release.