Delhi, NCR witness dust storm, rains likely

NEW DELHI: Several parts of Delhi and NCR witnessed dust storm on Tuesday night. Strong wind, accompanied by dust, were also reported from Noida. The weathermen have predicted a possibility of heavy rain in Delhi and NCR region.

Earlier in the day, Delhi recorded maximum temperature at 34.7 degrees, four notches below normal while the minimum settled at 22 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, a MeT official said.

The humidity levels oscillated between 54 and 28 per cent.

A dust storm, with a wind speed of 70 kilometres per hour, had hit the national capital last night followed by a squall, bringing down the temperature after a hot day.

All evening schools run by Delhi government and few private schools operating in morning shift remained closed on Tuesday.

Delhi government had put search and rescue teams on standby in the wake of the weatherman issuing a warning of heavy rain and thunderstorm.

The traffic police has alerted their field formations to be ready to remove obstacles such as fallen trees and asked commuters to check weather conditions before travelling. (With inputs from PTI)