Delhi received heavy rainfall on Thursday morning, causing waterlogging and traffic congestion in several parts of the national capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow’ alert in the city, predicting heavy showers throughout the day.
Videos posted by news agency ANI showed commuters wading through the waterlogged roads and vehicles struggling to cross them.
The Parade Road underpass in Delhi Cantonment can be seen severely waterlogged.
#WATCH | Delhi: Following incessant heavy rainfall in the National Capital, waterlogging is being seen in many places.
— ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2024
Visuals from Parade Road Underpass, Delhi Cantonment. pic.twitter.com/hiiYGJyBmj
Meanwhile, the Delhi traffic police alerted the commuters of the waterlogged areas and urged them to plan their journey accordingly. According to the police, traffic was affected on MB road in the carriageway from Badarpur towards Sangam Vihar due to waterlogging at Railway Bridge, Pul Prahladpur, Outer Ring road jn the carriageway from Bhera Roundabout towards Peeragarhi due to water logging/drainage overflow on the road, and MB road in the carriageway from Badarpur towards Mehrauli due to water logging near Saket Metro Station.
“Due to water logging near GGR/ PDR underpass and Ring Road under Dhaula Kuan Flyover, traffic will remain affected on Ring Road, Vande Mataram Marg and NH 48,” the police wrote on X.
It added that due to waterlogging near the APS colony under the GGR flyover and the breakdown of two buses therein, traffic was affected from NSG light towards Vasant Vihar and Dhaula Kuan, and there was traffic congestion on Rohtak Road in the carriageway from Nangloi towards Tikri Border and vice-versa due to potholes and waterlogging.
Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) have been witnessing light to moderate rainfall since Tuesday. On Wednesday, the city received heavy rainfall l accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.
Meanwhile, the IMD, in its bulletin, said that heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places is likely over the Northwest India region.
#WATCH | Delhi: Following incessant heavy rainfall in the National Capital, waterlogging and traffic jams are being seen in many places. Visuals from Dhaula Kuan. pic.twitter.com/5e1lXMrnXY
— ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2024
Delhi has logged 378.5mm of rain this month, which is short of the monthly total of 378.8mm recorded in August 2012. In 2010, 455.1 mm of rainfall was recorded in August.
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Source: HT
