Delhi weather update: Heavy rain lashed the national capital leading to traffic congestion and waterlogging in several areas on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the weather department predicted a thunderstorm along with light to moderate rains and gusty winds in the Delhi-NCR region.
IMD predicts light rainfall in THESE areas
The weatherman had predicted that light rain will lash Delhi and while gusty winds would occur at 40-60 km/hr in neighbouring regions in including Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar and Ballabhgarh.
Other areas where rains were predicted include Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosall, Sohana, Rewari, Palwal, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Jahangirabad, Shikarpur, Khurja, Debai, Narora, Gabhana, Atrauli (U.P.) Bhiwari, Khairthal, Alwar (Rajasthan).
IMD also pridected light intensity rain or drizzle to occur over adjoining Mahendargarh, and areas Narnaul of Loharu, (Haryana) Hastinapur, Chandpur, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Billari, Milak, Bahajol (U.P.) Pilani, Kotputli (Rajasthan).
Traffic snarls, waterlogging amid heavy rains
Traffic congestion and waterlogging were reported in several parts of the national capital, including on GT Karnal Road near Mukarba Chowk, as rain lashed the city. Police officials said they received a number of calls related to traffic congestion and waterlogging in the city.
Rain caused a drain near the Delhi Police headquarters to overflow. The central control room of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday received two complaints of waterlogging in Uttam Nagar and Vasant Kunj area. It also received two calls reporting tree falls in Bhajanpura and Jhilmil and one complaint of partial damage to a building in Budh Vihar due to rain, the officials said.
"Traffic is affected in the carriageway from Wazirabad Flyover towards Police Station Timar Pur due to waterlogging near Timar Pur parking. Kindly avoid the stretch," the Delhi Traffic Police said in a tweet. "Traffic is affected in the carriageway from AIIMS towards IIT due to waterlogging near Yusuf Sarai. Traffic is affected in the carriageway from IIT towards Lado Sarai due to waterlogging near Adhchini," it said in another tweet.
Early signs of cyclone in Bay of Bengal
The weather office on Wednesday said it has picked up early signs of a cyclone developing in southeast Bay of Bengal and warned fishermen and the shipping community against venturing into the region.
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department, said a cyclone is likely to develop in southeast Bay of Bengal on May 9 and a prediction of its path would be made in the next few days. Addressing a press conference, Mohapatra said a cyclonic circulation is likely to develop on May 6 with the possibility of formation of a low-pressure area over the same region the next day.
The cyclone will be named Mocha, a name suggested by Yemen after the Red Sea port city. The weather system is expected to concentrate into a depression on May 8 and intensify into a cyclone on May 9, Mohapatra said, adding that the cyclone was likely to move northwards towards central Bay of Bengal.
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