Heavy rain leads to severe waterlogging, traffic snarls in Delhi, Gurgaon
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Heavy rain batters Delhi-NCR, leaving Gurugram waterlogged, netizens say, ‘multi-crore houses with basement pools’
Heavy rainfall in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) led to waterlogging. Najafgarh weather station recorded 60 mm of rainfall, followed by Aya Nagar (50.5 mm), Pragati Maidan (37 mm), North Campus (22 mm), Pusa (30 mm), Palam (14.4 mm), IGNOU (11.5mm), Janakpuri (4 mm) and Lodhi Road (1.4mm)
Waterlogging and traffic disruptions were reported from several parts of the city, including Nehru Place, Aurobindo Marg, Kailash Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Siri Fort Road, the Chirag Delhi flyover, Outer Ring Road, G K Marg, Rail Bhawan, Akshardham, Ashram, ITO, Pul Prahladpur, M B Road, M G Road, Old Rohtak Road, Shadipur, Madhuban Chowk and National Highway 8.
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Between 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm, the Najafgarh weather station recorded 60 mm of rainfall, followed by Aya Nagar (50.5 mm), Pragati Maidan (37 mm), North Campus (22 mm), Pusa (30 mm), Palam (14.4 mm), IGNOU (11.5 mm), Janakpuri (4 mm), Naraina (6.5 mm) and Lodhi Road (1.5 mm).
Meanwhile, the primary weather station at Safdarjung recorded just 1.4 mm of rainfall.
Earlier in the day, there was no alert for the city but by afternoon, an “orange” alert was issued. In the latest weather update, the alert was further escalated to “red”.
The IMD said moderate to intense rainfall, accompanied by a moderate thunderstorm and lightning, is very likely to occur across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 26.4 degrees Celsius, with the weather office predicting moderate rain.
The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 81 per cent.