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Home / News / India News / Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR; flooding, traffic-jams reported in many areas
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    Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR; flooding, traffic-jams reported in many areas

    Ramya Patelkhana
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    Last updated on Aug 19, 2020, 05:43 pm
    Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR; flooding, traffic-jams reported in many areas
  • Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), on Wednesday morning, woke up to heavy rainfall that has led to waterlogging and traffic snarls in several areas.

    A number of areas of Delhi and Gurugram were flooded due to the heavy downpour. Many office-goers were stuck in the traffic jams on key stretches of major roads in Delhi-NCR.

    Here are more details.

  • In this article
    Heavy rains hit the national capital Chances of 1-2 spells of heavy rains: IMD regional head Some regions may receive heavy rain: Srivastava Thunderstorms with moderate rainfall predicted for these places Images from Gurugram's waterlogged New Colony area House collapses in Delhi's Nangloi Extension area Delhi Traffic Police issues alerts for the public Major traffic jams in these areas Traffic congestion at Delhi's ITO due to heavy rain 6% more rainfall than normal level recorded in monsoon season
  • Twitter Post

    Heavy rains hit the national capital

  • Delhi: The national capital witnesses cloudy sky, heavy rainfall expected pic.twitter.com/8NmEOneDVs

    — ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2020
  • Details

    Chances of 1-2 spells of heavy rains: IMD regional head

    Chances of 1-2 spells of heavy rains: IMD regional head
  • The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains and cloudy skies for Delhi and the NCR areas till Thursday.

    "We had a forecast for heavy rain through Tuesday night. These conditions are expected to stay till Thursday," said Kuldeep Srivastava, the Head of IMD's regional weather forecasting center.

    "Also, there are chances of one or two spells of heavy rains," he added.

  • Orange alert

    Some regions may receive heavy rain: Srivastava

    Some regions may receive heavy rain: Srivastava
  • "From early morning on Wednesday, we are expecting moderate rainfall in most parts of Delhi, while some regions may receive heavy rain," Srivastava added.

    The IMD had earlier issued a three-day orange alert for Delhi-NCR on Monday. However, only light intensity rains were reportedly witnessed in isolated parts of the national capital on Tuesday.

  • Information

    Thunderstorms with moderate rainfall predicted for these places

  • IMD has also predicted thunderstorms with moderate intensity rain for a number of areas. The list of such areas includes Sambhal, Bulandshahar, Khurja, Kosli, Bawal, Nuh, Sohna, Palwal, Faridabad, Gurugram, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, Noida, Bagpat, Khatoli, Amroha, Moradabad, and Meerut.

  • Twitter Post

    Images from Gurugram's waterlogged New Colony area

  • Haryana: Waterlogging in Gurugram's New Colony following heavy rainfall in the area. pic.twitter.com/c9tbnOtU99

    — ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2020
  • Houses collapse

    House collapses in Delhi's Nangloi Extension area

  • On the other hand, a house in Delhi's Nangloi Extension area has collapsed, reported news agency ANI. Four fire tenders have been pressed into service for rescue operations.

    Separately, an old house in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, around 200km away from Delhi, has also collapsed after the heavy downpour in the region overnight.

  • Traffic alerts

    Delhi Traffic Police issues alerts for the public

    Delhi Traffic Police issues alerts for the public
  • Delhi's Traffic Police department has put out a number of traffic alerts for the public on its official Twitter handle.

    It has asked people to avoid the Dhaula Kuan-Punjabi Bagh stretch and the Liberty Cinema-Punjabi Bagh stretch. The department has also tweeted that traffic at the Pul Prahladpur underpass has been badly hit due to waterlogging in the area.

  • Information

    Major traffic jams in these areas

  • According to Delhi's traffic police officials, major traffic snarls were reported from Dhaula Kuan, Rao Tula Ram Marg, Moti Bagh intersection, South Extension (Ring Road), Vikas Marg, Barapullah, Dwarka Link Road, Ashram intersection, Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway, and Noida Link Road.

  • Twitter Post

    Traffic congestion at Delhi's ITO due to heavy rain

  • Several parts of #Delhi receive rainfall; Visuals from ITO pic.twitter.com/tOFk79Fqru

    — ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2020
  • Rainfall

    6% more rainfall than normal level recorded in monsoon season

  • Delhi's Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, has so far recorded only 139.2mm of rainfall against the average of 157.1mm for August - a deficiency of 11%.

    However, it has recorded an overall rainfall of 457.8mm since June 1 - when the monsoon begins - which is 6% above the normal of 433.2mm for this period.

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