23 waterlogging complaints registered in N Delhi

Despite witnessing only light rain, scores of waterlogging complaints were registered in Delhi on Monday. Adding to the woes of the people, the humidity level remained high. Meanwhile, the Met Department has predicted similar weather conditions for Tuesday as well.

With a mere rainfall of just 1.3 mm at Safdarjung, 23 cases of waterlogging were registered in North Delhi alone.These include places like Chawri Bazaar, Azadpur Colony, Pitampura, Shalimar Bagh, Pashchim Vihar, Sultan Puri and Rohini Sector 11, 4, 6, 8 and 16.  Besides, there were 14 cases of uprooting of trees in North Delhi as well. A car, owned by a Deputy Commissioner of Police, was damaged after a tree fell on it at Darya Ganj Police station. Also, nine cases of building collapse in North Delhi were recorded.

“On Tuesday, weather conditions will be no different than Monday. It would be a generally cloudy sky with bouts of light rain in some areas. The likelihood of heavy rainfall similar to Saturday’s is ruled out,” said a senior official of the Met Department.  The maximum temperature will be 34 degrees Celsius, whereas the minimum may settle at 26 degrees Celsius.  The city witnessed a mild shower on Monday with humidity levels fluctuating between 95 and 75 per cent. Palam received rain amounting to 9.4 mm. The maximum temperature was 32.7 degree Celsius which was just a notch below normal.  The minimum was, however, normal for this season settling at 26.7 degrees Celsius. The city received one of its wettest days on Saturday with a rainfall of 123 mm.