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Delhi on Saturday saw its first extremely heavy rains of the season and the highest in a single day in 20 years, the Indian Meteorological Department said, causing waterlogging, uprooting trees, damaging vehicles and causing traffic jams in several parts.
The Safdarjung Observatory, the city’s main meteorological station, recorded 126.1 mm of rain between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, the highest level since the 24-hour rainfall of 133.4 mm on July 10, 2003, said a senior official at the International Institute for Human Development. . The city recorded an all-time high of 266.2 mm on July 21, 1958.
Saturday was the first heavy rain of the season. IMD said a “yellow alert” is in place for Sunday.
The IMD uses four color codes for weather warnings – green (no action required), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared), and red (take action).
The maximum temperature settled at 28.7°C, eight degrees lower than the season average. She added that the minimum temperature stabilized at 25 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees lower than the average for the season.
Relative humidity fluctuates between 96 percent and 100 percent. The Met Office expected the skies to be generally cloudy with moderate to heavy rain on Sunday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 30 and 24 °C, respectively.
“Light to moderate intensity rain will continue to fall over many places of Delhi and NCR, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Assandh, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Meham, Sonipat, Rohtak and Kharkhoda, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Kosali., Sohana, Rewari (Haryana), the Met’s office said in a tweet.
Police said a 58-year-old woman died under debris from the roof of the Tipia College Society apartment, which collapsed Saturday morning, apparently due to heavy rain.
A number of vehicles were damaged in Kalkaji district of Delhi after part of the wall of Deshpandu College collapsed amid heavy rains. Rains with strong winds uprooted several trees, one of which fell on a car in East Kailash district of Delhi.
The rain caused inconvenience to many passengers who had difficulties reaching their destinations.
Pedestrians and shopkeepers faced a problem due to waterlogging of Connaught Place – one of the most important business and commercial hubs in Delhi.
As the continual downpour caused waterlogging of the outer circle of Connaught Place, one passenger said:
Many passengers were forced to get out of their two-wheelers and wade through water-filled roads. Cars crawled and many broke down as flooding caused by the rain caused traffic chaos in several places in the national capital.
The PWD said they had received 15 complaints of waterlogging since the morning.
“Apart from these, we have also received complaints of waterlogging on other spaces belonging to MCD (Delhi Municipal Corporation) or other agencies. We have forwarded these complaints. The situation is under control so far. The road around Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College in the North Campus of Delhi University has witnessed Water saturation, causing inconvenience to passengers, “said the PWD official.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the ‘satisfactory’ category with a reading of 72 at 7pm, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.
An air quality index between 0 and 50 is considered “good,” 51 and 100 are “satisfactory,” 101 and 200 are “average,” 201 and 300 are “poor,” 301 and 400 are “very poor,” and 401 and 500 are considered “poor.” Intense”.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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