Intermittent rains lashed Delhi through Monday, with the weather department warning of more moderate to heavy downpours in the coming days.
The alert comes even as Gurugram, part of the National Capital Region (NCR), asked schools and offices to operate online on Tuesday, citing heavy downpour on Monday and the forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall for Tuesday, September 2.
"Today, from 3pm to 7pm, heavy rainfall of over 100mm has been recorded in Gurugram City. Indian Meteorological Department in its forecast has issued Orange Alert: Heavy to very Heavy rainfall on 02-09-2025," an advisory issued by District Disaster Management Authority, Gurugram.
"In view of the above forecast, all Corporate offices and Private institutions in the district are advised to guide their employees to work from home; and all schools in the district are advised to conduct Online classes on 02-09-2025," it added.
Additionally, due to three hours of continuous rain in Gurugram, major traffic disruptions were witnessed on the Delhi-Jaipur highway.
A huge jam on IFFCO Chowk flyover from Sirhaul border to Manesar was reported.
The maximum rainfall of 85mm was recorded in the Wazirabad area of the district, resulting in water logging in many places.
Congress MP Randip Singh Surjewala slammed the BJP's "triple engine model" after the visuals of the traffic jam began circulating on social media.
"2 hours of rain = 20 KMs of Gurgaon Jam! As CM Nayab Saini only flies in "State Helicopter" and doesn't travel on "road", this is a "helicopter shot" of Highway in Gurgaon just now," Congress MP Randip Singh Surjewala said on X.
"This is BJP's "triple engine model" of Millenium City Urban development - Central Govt-State Govt-Gurgaon Municipal Corporation," his post, accompanied with a 40-second clip of purportedly of the said highway, read.
Meanwhile, in Delhi, till 5.30pm, Safdarjung had recorded 18.6mm of rainfall, while Palam reported 30.8mm, Aya Nagar 48.9mm and Lodhi Road 16.2mm, the IMD said.
The Palam airport reported the lowest visibility of 800 metres about 3pm on September 1 due to an intense spell of rain, the IMD said. The visibility, which was 2,500 metres at 2.30pm, dropped to 800 metres by 3pm.
Mahesh Palawat, vice president (meteorology and climate change) at private weather forecaster Skymet, said the city will continue to see on-and-off rain till September 5.
This spell is being driven both by the monsoon and an unusually active western disturbance, which has been causing heavy rainfall in the Himalayan states and influencing weather in Delhi as well, he said.
For Tuesday, the weather department has forecast a cloudy sky with moderate rain.