Heavy rain for the second consecutive day on Friday led to waterlogging and traffic congestion in the national Capital compounding problems for commuters.
The Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) on its Twitter account kept posting updates about the situation as people vented their ire on the social media over waterlogged roads.
There was waterlogging on the road between Nangloi and Najafgarh, specially near the Satyabhama hospital, where potholes made compounded the problem, the traffic police said.
The MeT warned of moderate to heavy rain throughout the day. Throughout the day, the Delhi Police alerted commuters about the routes that can be avoided.
The Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, registered 45.8 mm of rainfall between 5.30 pm on Thursday and 8.30 am on Friday, while the Palam observatory recorded 37.4 mm of precipitation during the same period.
The lodhi Road observatory received 51.8 mm of rains and the ridgearea recorded 46.2 mm, while Ayangar recorded 41.9 mm of rainfall, an official of the MeT department said.
Waterlogging was reported at Zakir Hussain college, near Ramlila Maidan, and civic centre in central Delhi.
Heavy traffic congestion was reported at RTR Marg in the carriageway from Vasant Kunj towards airport.
Also, waterlogging caused congestion at Okhla Mandi, Badarpur railway underpass, Under IP flyover, Under Modi mill flyover, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, etc.
Waterlogging on the streets affected traffic in many areas of Delhi, while in Ghaziabad, many schools remained closed under the directions of the district magistrate on account of heavy rain and adverse weather conditions.
However, schools in Delhi and Noida remained opened. The MeT has forecast heavy rain till Tuesday. The maximum and minimum temperature was recorded at 28 degree Celsius and 28 degree Celsius.