Delhi Rains: An Intense spell of rain lashed the Delhi-NCR on Friday evening which led to waterlogging and traffic snarls in several parts of the city. The Met office issued a 'yellow' warning to "be aware" after earlier putting the city in the 'orange' zone.
The IMD, in its evening bulletin on Friday, issued a 'yellow' warning for Saturday and Sunday and predicted light to moderate rain during the weekend.
On Friday, the maximum temperature settled at 34.8 degrees Celsius, 0.6 notch above normal, the IMD said. At 5:30 pm, the humidity level was at 100 per cent. The weather office has forecast generally cloudy skies with moderate rain for Saturday.
According to news agency PTI, visuals from different areas of the city showed commuters facing traffic snarls and wading through waterlogged roads.
Palam recorded 41.9 mm of rainfall in three hours, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The observatory at Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, recorded 2.8 mm rainfall. Najafgarh recorded 6.5 mm rain, Aya Nagar 5.8 mm, Delhi University 3.5 mm and Pusa 4.5 mm between 2:30 pm and 5:30 pm, according to the data.
The Delhi Police said in a post on X that waterlogging at Anand Parvat had impacted traffic on New Rohtak Road in both directions. The police also attached a video of the road waterlogged on one side.
Traffic from Liberty Cinema towards Punjabi Bagh was diverted temporarily from the Kamal t-point to Vir Banda Bairagi Marg and then via Swami Narayan Marg, Inderlok and Ashok Vihar. Additionally, traffic from Punjabi Bagh to Paharganj or central Delhi was diverted to Moti Nagar and Patel Road.
Waterlogging at Dhansa stand and Bahadurgarh stand affected traffic on Najafgarh Phirni Road.
The public works department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) recorded multiple calls about waterlogging and trees being uprooted, as reported by PTI. The department received 17 complaints about waterlogging and 28 about uprooted trees.
The complaints about uprooted trees were from Karkardooma Metro Station Road, Dichaon Kalan, Rohini Sector-7, Tilak Nagar, Kishanganj, east of Loni Road, and other areas, officials said.
MCD Receives 14 Calls About Waterlogging
The MCD received 14 calls about waterlogging at its central control room from 6 am to 2 pm, along with one regarding uprooted trees. From 2 pm to 6 pm, it received three calls for waterlogging and four regarding trees being uprooted.