Traffic snarls were reported from different parts of the national Capital on Saturday as rain continued to lash the city for the third consecutive day. The city received 15 mm of rainfall from 8.30 AM on Friday to 8.30 AM Saturday, at the Delhi base station, Safdarjung Observatory, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
According to the IMD, Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge, Ayanagar, Pusa, Jafarpur, Mungeshpur, Najafgarh, SPS Mayur Vihar, and Sports Complex recorded 40mm, 10.6mm, 28.2mm, 33.1mm, 15mm, 2.5mm, 35mm, 23mm, 7.5mm, and 20.5mm rainfall from 8.30 AM on Friday to 8.30 AM Saturday. As incessant rain continued for the third consecutive day, the Delhi Traffic Police has advised commuters to plan their journey accordingly. It tweeted, "As per IMD report light to moderate intensity rain would occur over Delhi and adjoining areas. Commuters are advised to plan their journey accordingly." "Traffic is heavy on Road No 51 in the carriageway from Majlis Park towards Azadpur due to pothole. Kindly avoid the stretch," it said in another tweet. Traffic is heavy on Rohtak Road in the carriageway from Mundka towards Nangloi due to waterlogging at Rajdhani Park Metro Station. Kindly avoid the stretch, it tweeted.
Traffic is heavy on Nangloi Najafgarh Road in the carriageway from Najafgarh towards Nangloi due to pothole near Banke Bihari Sweets. Kindly avoid the stretch, it said in another tweet. According to the traffic helpline, they have received 16 calls related to traffic jams, three related to waterlogging and five related to tree falling. Traffic is affected on Dhansa and Bahadur Garh Stand, Najafgarh due to waterlogging and Potholes at Phirni Road. Kindly avoid the stretch, the traffic police said. Some commuters posted on social media that the traffic was heavy in Azadpur area of northwest Delhi. Another user said there was traffic congestion in Najafgarh area.The Timarpur and Wazirabad road has also been affected by the traffic.
One of the users said that the traffic was heavy in Libaspur underpass towards Samaypur Badli. There were reports of tree falling on Arvindo Marg near Adhchini red light and near Mahipalpur towards Chhattarpur.The minimum temperature of the city settled at one notch above the normal for this time of year which is 22.6 degree Celsius.
The relative humidity in the weather due to heavy rainfall at 8:30 am recorded 100 per cent and 100 per cent at 5:30.