Muqabla: New Parliament building roof leaks after rains
News | August 01, 2024 22:51 ISTMuqabla: New Parliament building roof leaks after rains
Muqabla: New Parliament building roof leaks after rains
Due to heavy rain in Delhi on Wednesday evening, large parts of the city were submerged. A 22-year-old woman and her child drowned in Ghazipur. There was traffic jam in many areas and roads started looking like rivers, due to which people got stuck everywhere.
Delhi rains: Delhi recorded more than a hundred millimetres of rainfall in one hour, leading to waterlogging in several areas of the national capital and prompting the weather office to issue a red warning.
Delhi rain: At 5:30 PM, humidity levels were at 63%, with the morning minimum temperature recorded at 30.4°C, which is 3.3°C above the seasonal average.
Delhi-NCR witnessed a sudden weather change as heavy rain lashed several regions on Wednesday morning. The weather department has indicated that parts of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Baghpat, and several adjoining areas are likely to receive moderate to intense rain during the day.
The IMD's advisory highlights the dynamic nature of the monsoon season, which brings essential rainfall to the region while also posing occasional risks due to associated thunderstorms and lightning. Authorities recommend avoiding open spaces and seeking shelter during lightning to ensure safety.
The Pragati Maidan tunnel in the national capital was closed last week owing to waterlogging after the heavy rainfall in the city. The tunnel was inaugurated last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Delhi, predicting heavy rain until July 3.
Delhi weather: According to the IMD, moderate rain is defined as rainfall amounting to between 7.6 and 35.5 mm in a day, and heavy rain is defined as rainfall amounting to between 64.5 and 124.4 mm in a day.
The whole of Delhi got submerged in the first rain of the season... vehicles drowned... roads got damaged... people were troubled in traffic jams... they reached their offices late by hours... some accidents also took place... in which people lost their lives. Gone... Many people are also injured...
Coffee Par Kurukshetra: If Sirji and LG fight, will the people of Delhi drown?
Monsoon had not yet arrived properly and Delhi turned into water in the first rain. Be it a VIP area or a common road, there is no one left who has not faced the brunt of rain. The roads of Delhi were flooded with 4 to 5 feet water. Buses, trucks and loader vehicles were half submerged.
The weather department said in a statement that conditions are likely to become favourable for the advance of the southwest monsoon in Delhi during the next two to three days. Last year, the monsoon hit Delhi on June 26.
Heavy rainfall in Delhi brought much-needed relief from the recent heatwave, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more showers throughout the day. The rain is expected to continue in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Gurugram.
According to the IMD, the south-west monsoon, which has slowed down after hitting Mumbai, is gathering pace and is expected to progress further by June 21-22.
The weather office reported significantly above-normal maximum temperatures (by 5.1 degrees Celsius or more) in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.
Delhi weather update: According to the India Meteorological Department, the national capital on June 16 recorded maximum temperature at 44.9 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal.
Delhi weather update: According to the India Meteorological Department, the national capital today recorded a minimum temperature of 32.4 degree Celsius, four notches above the season's average.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 29.4 °C, slightly above the season's average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Thursday. The IMD forecasted partly cloudy skies with heatwave conditions and strong, occasionally gusty, surface winds.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted light rain for Delhi on June 7, accompanied by dust storms or thunderstorms and strong surface winds of 25 to 35 kmph. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 43 degrees Celsius, and the minimum is 29 degrees Celsius.
Top News
Latest News
