New Delhi: The national capital, gets some respite from the sweltering heat as heavy rain lashed several parts of city. A heavy downpour was witnessed in Connaught Place and adjoining areas of Delhi.


The Indian Meteorological Department had predicted that thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rains would take place of Delhi-NCR.


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"Thunderstorms with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Sohana, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal, Manesar(Haryana) Meerut, Modinagar, Garhmukteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sambhal, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, (U.P.) during next 2 hours," it added.






"Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of East, Southeast, Northeast, North Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Dadri, Meerut, & Modinagar," IMD said in its tweet at 8 am.