Rains Bring Flooded Roads, Uprooted Trees, Traffic Jams Across Delhi-NCR

NDTV:

Delhi woke Thursday to grey skies, uprooted trees, and flooded roads as rain fell overnight and this morning, underscoring the weather department’s three-hour ‘red alert’ warning for the day.

An orange alert was also issued for areas in the wider National Capital Region (NCR), including Ghaziabad, Noida, Meerut, and Gurugram, where more heavy rainfall is likely during the day.

The Safdarjung weather station  recorded 72.6 mm of rainfall over a 24-hour period till 8.30 am, the India Meteorological Department said. The Lodhi Road station recorded 80.2 mm, the Ridge 77.8 mm, and Palam 63 mm over the same period.

The highest readings in Delhi were in Mayur Vihar (103 mm) and Delhi University (90 mm), while Kamala Mehru Nagar in Ghaziabad recorded 164 mm and Hindon 134 mm. Tanda in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Noida, received 62 mm, while Gurugram’s NorthCap University and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) stations recorded 27 mm and 36 mm,

The minimum temperature was 24.3 degrees Celsius, 3.6 degrees below normal.

Hours of incessant rain led to chaotic commutes for office-goers and disrupted daily schedules across the city, including in upscale neighbourhoods. Two trees were uprooted in East of Kailash and another fell outside the National Heart Institute.