The National Capital Region on Sunday woke up to a cool, overcast Sunday morning after moderate rainfall and a thunderstorm overnight.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light showers or a drizzle even on Monday. The Safdarjung weather station, which provides a marker for the city, recorded 38.6 mm of rainfall from 8:30 am on Saturday to 8:30 am on Sunday.
The observatory at Palam recorded 46 mm over the past 24 hours, while Aya Nagar recorded the highest amount of 57.8 mm.
The rainfall at all these observatories falls within the IMD’s ‘moderate’ category (15.6 mm to 64.4 mm). The showers also improved air quality in the national capital. Delhi’s 24-hour Air Quality Index was in the ‘good’ category with a reading of 45 on Sunday.
“Delhi Radar showed the persistence of clouds over entire NCT due to which the region saw light rainfall at a few places in the early hours of the day,” IMD said.
According to IMD’s seven-day weekly forecast, along with light rain, the maximum and minimum temperatures on Monday are expected to hover around 34°C and 24°C, respectively.
Humidity levels oscillated between 86 per cent and 100 per cent.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi received reports of waterlogging from five places and of trees being uprooted from 16 locations. The public works department received calls regarding waterlogging from Mundka and Narela, among others. The New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) Disaster Management Centre received 70 complaints during the past two days. Of these, 26 were received late on Saturday while the remaining poured in by 11 am on Sunday.
The issues reported included incidents of minor waterlogging, fallen tree leaves and malfunctioning road lights, necessitating swift action.
Officials said 19 instances of waterlogging were promptly resolved at crucial locations, including Janpath, Sikandra Road, C-Hexagon, Copernicus Marg, Barakhamba Road, Harish Chander Mathur Lane and Kautilya Marg.
The accumulated water was removed through manual efforts and super-sopper machines. Additionally, water stagnating in potted plants at prominent areas was also removed. The G20 Summit venue and most of the hotels where the delegates stayed are in areas under the NDMC’s jurisdiction.