Delhi Rains: Roads Waterlogged & Traffic Snarls As Capital On 'Red Alert', Schools Closed Today

Multiple areas, including Lutyen's Delhi, Kashmere Gate and Rajinder Nagar, among others, were inundated following the heavy rain.

Two-wheelers are seen submerged at a waterlogged road during rain near Pusa Road area, in New Delhi.

Source : PTI

Parts of New Delhi and NCR received heavy rains on Wednesday evening that caused waterlogging and traffic congestion in the national capital.

The capital was put on a 'red' alert after the heavy downpour. A 'red' warning calls for action and vigilance. Delhi Lt Governor, in a post on X, said he cautioned officers to remain alert in light of the heavy downpour in Delhi.

"Apart from ensuring minimum inconvenience to people in general, they are advised to specifically address issues at sites prone to waterlogging, including coaching centres," he said in the post.

According to IMD's Automatic Weather Station (AWS) network, the Pragati Maidan observatory in central Delhi recorded 112.5 mm of rainfall in one hour.

Here is all you need to know about the rain related updates:

• Delhi Minister Atishi in a post on X said, "In light of very heavy rainfall today evening and forecast of heavy rainfall tomorrow, all schools - government and private - will remain closed tomorrow."
   
• Multiple areas, including Lutyen's Delhi, Kashmere Gate, Karol Bagh and Rajinder Nagar, among others, were inundated following the heavy rain. A house collapsed in Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area, according to ANI.
• The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has advised people to remain indoors, secure windows and doors and refrain from unnecessary travel. "Seeking safe shelter and avoiding tree cover are recommended to mitigate risks. Stay tuned for further updates as the situation develops," it said in the advisory.

#WATCH | Delhi: Waterlogging witnessed in several parts of the national capital; visuals from Mansingh Road. pic.twitter.com/SGdn3mPXgg

— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2024

• Widespread light to moderate rainfall is likely over Delhi during the next two hours, the IMD said in a nowcast. Thunderstorms with lightning and surface winds reaching speeds of 50 kilometres an hour are also likely at isolated places during this period, it added.
• Visuals from south Delhi's Qutub Minar area showed vehicles wading through waterlogged roads while traffic police personnel tried to manage vehicular movement.

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• Vehicular movement was also affected on the Outer Ring Road in the carriageway from Chirag Delhi towards Nehru Place due to waterlogging under the Savitri flyover. Due to waterlogging at the Chatta Rail Chowk, traffic movement has been hit on Syama Prasad Mukherjee Marg.Traffic was being diverted from the Chatta Rail red light and Lothian Road. Commuters coming from NS Marg towards ISBT Kashmiri Gate can take Kodia Pul, Mori Gate Boulevard Road.
• Delhi recorded its highest maximum temperature for the month this year on Tuesday, with the mercury settling at 39.3 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. The IMD has predicted a wet spell till August 5.
• At least 10 flights that were to land at the Delhi airport were diverted on Wednesday evening. An official said that at least 10 flights were diverted at the airport after 1930 hours due to bad weather.
• Vistara said flight UK998 from Pune to Delhi has been diverted to Lucknow due to bad weather at the Delhi airport. SpiceJet said that due to bad weather (heavy rain) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. 
  

• Salwan Station Mayur Vihar in East Delhi observed 119.0 mm rainfall from 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM today whereas station NCMRWF, Noida Sector 62 in UP observed 118.5 mm rainfall, IMD said. 

• #WATCH | Delhi: Waterlogging witnessed at the Makar Dwar of Parliament after incessant rainfall in the national capital. pic.twitter.com/41qZhDASUZ

  — ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2024

  Waterlogging was also witnessed at Makar Dwar of Parliament, Minto Road, ITO and other areas of the national capital after incessant rainfall.