Delhi rain live updates: Several areas waterlogged, traffic disrupted

Traffic congestion has been reported on NH-48 near Khandsa towards Jaipur due to waterlogging: Gurugram Traffic Police

Waterlogging has been reported on Raja Garden flyover and Mayapuri flyover: Delhi Traffic Police

Waterlogging has been reported on Raja Garden flyover and Mayapuri flyover: Delhi Traffic Police

Delhi: Till 8.30am, Ayanagar had received 99.2mm of rainfall, followed by Palam (93.6mm), Safdarjung 68.2mm, Ridge 84.6, Lodhi Road 72.6mm.

Till Wednesday evening, the city had recorded 72 per cent less rainfall than normal in August so far, the lowest in 10 years, according to the IMD.

The heavy rains are also expected to bring down the rain deficiency in the national capital.

Waterlogging has been reported near New Delhi Railway Station and at an underpass in Dwarka area following rainfall.

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would continue to occur over Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Rohtak, Gurugram, and Manesar till 10am: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

"Chandpur, Gannaur, Gohana, Sonipat, Bagpat, Matanhail, Kosli, Hathras, Meerut, Bijnor, Barsana, Mathura, Deeg, Rewari, Nuh, Alwar, Rajgarh, Sohana, Bharatpur, Agra, Moradabad, Amroha during next two hours," it added.

"Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of most places of entire Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Rohtak, Jind, Narwana, Meham, Gurugram, Manesar, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Palwal, Hodal, Bulandshahar, Gulothi," the IMD tweeted.

While India is celebrating Janmashtami, birth of Lord Krishna, heavy rains lashed several parts of the national capital on early Thursday with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity downpour over and adjoining areas of most places in Delhi.