Delhi flight to Surat diverted due to bad weather

Surat: A Surat-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi to Surat with 170 passengers on board was diverted to Ahmedabad due to heavy rain and poor visibility at the city airport on Saturday afternoon.
After 45 minutes halt at the Ahmedabad airport the flight took off again for Surat and landed safely at about 3.39 pm. The same flight took off for Delhi at about 4.31pm, said sources.
Meanwhile, rains also caused heavy waterlogging in many low-lying areas across the city on Saturday. According to flood control department, the city received a total of 36mm rainfall between 6am to 4pm. About half-a-kilometre stretch of the main road at Udhna Darwaja was inundated and shut for vehicular traffic.
The entire district was pounded with heavy to very heavy rains on Saturday.