Roads submerged after Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms lash Delhi-NCR

Heavy rains in many parts of Delhi-NCR on Sunday morning led to water logging in some areas. Heavy rains occurred in many areas including Minto Bridge, Sarojini Nagar, AIIMS and several other areas. After which the roads here were flooded with water. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted light to moderate rain in the Delhi-NCR region. While as information provided by IMD, very heavy rains are also expected in other parts of the Northeast and adjoining East India in coming days.

Rains are likely to continue in Delhi till August 8, the sky will remain cloudy and there will be light rain with thunder.

Earlier, Delhi NCR received moderate rainfall on Thursday, while heavy rains in some isolated areas led to water logging and traffic jams on roads. On July 29, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP government of Delhi led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over the persistent waterlogging problem in the capital. Kejriwal shared a purported video of waterlogging in Connaught Place, in which he questioned the functioning of the "four-engine" government. In a post on social media X, Kejriwal remarked that it was "hard" to believe the condition of Connaught Place, the heart of Delhi.

Let us tell you that the rainfall in Delhi in the month of July is more than the average rainfall of this month. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), so far in the month of July, 220.2 mm of rain has been recorded in the Delhi, which is more than the normal 209.7 mm. Delhi has received 322.2 mm of rain since June 1, which is more than the average rainfall of 270.1 mm in National Capital. Monsoon hit the city in late June.

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AQI recorded at 84

The relative humidity was recorded at 90 per cent at 5.30 pm on Saturday. While according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's Air Quality Index was recorded at 84 at 6 pm on Saturday, which falls in the "satisfactory" category of AQI. According to the CPCB, AQI between zero to 50 is considered 'good', between 51 to 100 'satisfactory', between 101 to 200 'moderate', between 201 to 300 'bad', between 301 to 400 'very bad.

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