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Heavy rains hit Delhi-NCR, causing flooding and severe traffic jams as waterlogging affected key areas and commuters faced gridlocked roads.
Waterlogging was reported in several areas as commuters struggled through gridlocked roads. (X/ANI)
Delhi Rains: Heavy rainfall battered Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday, flooding key stretches and triggering massive traffic snarls across the region.
Videos shared by news agency ANI showed vehicles struggling through gridlocked and waterlogged roads.
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Massive traffic was also reported on National Highway 9 as the vehicles were struggling to move amid heavy rain and partial waterlogging in Ghaziabad.
Waterlogging was also reported in many parts of Noida due to heavy rainfall.
Delhi-NCR Receives Rainfall
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Delhi and adjoining areas as the downpour continued to drench the national capital. The alert, valid for three hours, came as several parts of the city saw spells of rain through the afternoon, offering brief relief from humid conditions but also triggering instances of waterlogging.
“Updated nowcast map for heavy rainfall over red-coloured districts including Delhi, South Haryana, East Rajasthan, North Gujarat during the next 3 hours,” the IMD said on X.
According to officials, the Public Works Department’s flood control room received at least 10 complaints of waterlogging during the day, most of which were resolved within an hour, news agency PTI reported.
Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius, slightly below the seasonal average while the minimum settled at 25.7 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels remained high, touching 76 per cent around 5:30 pm.
Meanwhile, the city’s air quality remained in the “satisfactory” range. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 93 at 6 pm. An AQI between 51 and 100 is considered satisfactory, while readings up to 50 are classified as good.
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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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