Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR, leading to waterlogged streets, traffic jams | Videos and photos

Heavy rainfall in Delhi-NCR on Saturday brought respite from the heat but caused waterlogging and affected vehicular movement in several areas.

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IndiaToday.in
New Delhi
August 21, 2021
UPDATED: August 21, 2021 10:47 IST
People and vehicle wade through waterlogged roads after heavy rains lashed Delhi-NCR on Saturday.

People in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to a rainy morning on Saturday, bringing relief after days of sultry and humid weather.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), thunderstorms with moderate to heavy intensity rain are very likely to continue over many parts of Delhi and adjoining areas during the next two hours.

The weather forecasting agency has predicted light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers till August 23 in the national capital.

The rainfall, which began in the wee hours of Saturday, brought the temperature down to 27 degrees Celsius in Delhi-NCR.

However, the incessant downpour has spelled trouble for traffic in the national capital, as many prominent roads and intersections are waterlogged.

The Delhi Traffic Police tweeted to notify people not to take the Azad Market Underpass because it is closed due to 1.5 feet of waterlogging. Traffic movement was closed on both carriageways of Minto Bridge due to waterlogging.

Traffic crawled in Connaught Place as roads turned into rivulets. At Pragati Maidan, vehicles were seen wading through several inches of waterlogging.

The heavy rains affected vehicular movement at ITO, Moolchand Underpass, Lajpat Nagar and Jangpura. Waterlogging caused traffic snarls at Mehrauli-Badarpur road and ITO-Pragati Maidan road.

The IMD reported that the Safdarjung observatory in Delhi recorded 73.2 mm rain between 2.30 am to 5.30 am on August 21.

Commuters faced a tough time due to waterlogging in the Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal area after heavy rains lashed Noida.

The showers improved Delhi-NCR’s air quality, though it hovered in the moderate category. The overall AQI reading on Saturday morning was at 107 as against 167 on Friday.

According to the IMD’s weekly forecast, the minimum and maximum temperature is likely to hover around 25 and 31 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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