Heavy rainfall in Delhi and the national capital region on Saturday afternoon brought relief from the oppressive humidity and heat but this has caused waterlogging and traffic jams at several places including at ITO, Ashram, New Rohtak Road, Kashmeri Gate, Subahsh Marg road and other parts of the Capital city. Many people took to Twitter and posted pictures of rain in the national capital. However, the minimum temperature was recorded at 28.3 degrees Celsius, one notch above the normal, while the maximum temperature is settled at 36.5 degrees Celsius. The city had been reeling under muggy weather conditions for the last several days and Saturday rains provided the much-needed relief to people who were seen enjoying the showers. People also took to social media and posted pictures of rains and waterlogging. Areas that witnessed waterlogging and traffic congestion include Khanpur, Hauzrani, Malviya Nagar, Uttam Nagar, Dhaula Kuan, near AIIMS flyover, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Vikas Marg, ITO, Sikandara Road, Kirti Nagar, Anand Parbat-Zakhira road,Kashmeri Gate, Wazirabad Road from Khajuri Chowk to Yamuna Vihar, Ring Road near Majnu Ka Tila among others. As per the reports released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), following the rainfall in the city, two complaints of waterlogging in the Capital were reported in Uttam Nagar and Malviya Nagar.
However, eight complaints of parts of trees fallen or trees fallen were reported in the Jangpura extension, Defence colony, Neb Sarai,Saket, Greater Kailash-2, Malviya Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Paharganj area.
The Traffic Police also took to Twitter to inform commuters about waterlogging and road congestion. "Traffic is affected on MB Road outside Hauzrani Forest Park in the carriageway from Khanpur T- point towards Saket Metro Station due to waterlogging. Kindly avoid the stretch," the Delhi Traffic Police tweeted.
In another tweet, it said the traffic was affected on New Rohtak Road in the carriageway from Anand Parbat towards Zakhira due to waterlogging at opposite Gali No.10 Anand Parbat.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city received moderate rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. Safdarjung observatory, which is the city's official marker, received 19.6 mm rainfall.
Delhi's Ridge area received 25.3 mm rainfall while Delhi University received 24.5 mm rains. Similarly, observatories at Pitampura, SPS Mayur Vihar, Lodhi Road and Ayanagar received 21.5 mm, 20.5 mm, 18.4 mm, 15.4 mm rainfall, respectively on Saturday between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm.
Rainfall recorded below 15 mm is considered light, between 15 and 64.5 mm is moderate, between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm is heavy, between 115.6 and 204.4 is very heavy. Anything above 204.4 mm is considered extremely heavy rainfall. "A generally cloudy sky with thunderstorms and light rains is expected in the national capital in the next few days,” the IMD said. The IMD bulletin said the maximum and minimum temperatures on Sunday will hover around 37 and 27 degrees Celsius, respectively.The relative humidity recorded at 5.30 pm 96 per cent, the IMD bulletin said.