Delhi on Monday witnessed light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms. As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), 70 mm rainfall have been recorded. The IMD in its Delhi – National Capital Region (NCR) bulletin said that thunderstorms with light to moderate rain occurred over and adjoining areas of NCR including Gurugram, Sonipat, Rohtak and Jhajjar. In South Delhi also traffic disruption was seen.
Traffic due to water logging witnessed just a few meters away from Delhi secretariat. According to private weather forecaster Skymet, Delhi rains are expected to make a good comeback for the next to three days.
Waterlogged streets also led to traffic snarls at several stretches in the city and traffic was diverted at the Pul Prahladpur underpass.
Following the traffic situation and long traffic snarls, the Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) took to the Twitter. In a tweet, the DTP said that “Waterlogging reported at Pulpehladpur under railway bridge. Traffic is diverted from MB (Mehrauli-Badarpur) road towards Mathura road.”
At Pargati Maidan, traffic was paused for long hours due to waterlogging near the PWD underpass construction site.
According to Delhi Traffic Police 39 key stretches including underpass and major crossing at Connaught Place (CP), South Extension, Nehru Nagar saw waterlogging. In various locations, instance – Pragati Maidan pumps had to installed to remove excess water.Vasant Kunj underpass, Zakhira underpass, Mehruali Badarpur Road, Pul Prehladpur, Dwarka Link Road, Okhla Mandi, Lajpat Nagar metro station, Adhchini, Spinal Injury Hospital, IP Estate, Mehram Nagar underpass, NHS underpass, Lampur underpass, Murga Mandi, Seempauri, Najafgarh-Bijwasan (under flyover), Press Enclave and DLF Marg-SSN Marg were the areas where the authorities have to put major efforts to remove excess water causing waterlogging and jam.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 24.2 degrees Celsius, three points below the normal for the season. The relative humidity was recorded at 100 per cent at 8.30 am.
Meanwhile, according to rainfall data shared on IMD website, Safdarjung Observatory received 69.6 mm rainfall over the past 24 hours. The Palam weather station has so far received the highest 24-hour rainfall of the season at 99.3 mm. Lodhi Road weather station recorded 62 mm while Ridge and Aya Nagar stations got 58 mm and 51.6 mm rainfall, respectively.