Gujarat: IMD issues heavy rain alert, CM Vijay Rupani visits flood prone areas

Heavy rains in several parts of the country led to landslides, waterlogging and traffic disruptions in many states, including Gujarat, where the administration deployed the NDRF and put the Air Force on alert after four villages were marooned.
The national capital also received heavy precipitation resulting in waterlogging on several roads and traffic jams at various intersections. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered official for the city, received 32 mm rainfall between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM.
Areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded 25.2 mm, 30.8 mm, 38.6 mm, 1.7mm rains respectively during the same period.
The humidity oscillated between 79 and 100 per cent.
Several districts of Gujarat received heavy rainfall today resulting in four villages getting marooned in the worst affected Gir Somnath district, even as the NDRF had to be deployed to rescue 70 passengers of a metre gauge train and the Air Force was put on alert, officials said.