Heavy downpour was witnessed in parts of Delhi on Thursday as the maximum temperature settled a slightly above the season’s normal at 36.2 degrees Celsius, according to the Met office. The morning rains led to inundation and traffic snarls in many areas.
At 8.30 am, Delhi’s main weather station Safdarjung recorded a rainfall of 19.1 mm in a three-hour period. The Lodhi Road and Pusa weather stations recorded a rainfall of 25.7mm and 10mm, respectively. The humidity level stood at 67 per cent recorded at 5.30 pm.
Visuals coming from varoius parts of the capital city showed roads flooded. The Rampura underpass in northwest Delhi’s Keshavpuram zone was completely submerged and children were seen bathing in it.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi received at least more than a dozen complaints of waterlogging and eight incidents of uprooting of trees from different places.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced a “yellow” alert for the city till Saturday amid a forecast that rains will continue to lash Delhi till July 28.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the “moderate” category with a reading of 109 at 4 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
