Waterlogged roads, traffic jams: Rain batters Delhi-NCR; check weather forecast [Pics]
Waterlogged streets and heavy traffic jams were witnessed across Delhi and Noida after heavy showers lashed Delhi-NCR for the second consecutive day. Heavy waterlogging led to traffic jams in several parts of Noida including the 'underpass' in Sector 126.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi-NCR region recorded heavy showers in October 8 and 9. The national capital recorded 74.3mm, 87.2mm, and 85.2mm at SFD, Lodhi Road, and Ayaynagar respectively. Delhi ridge and Palam reported 60 and 64mm respectively.
Today also residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to light showers. A per the weather department, the showers recorded today is not record-breaking for the month of October in terms of daily 24 hours rain amount. However, IMD has not issued a warning or alert for Delhi-NCR.
Delhi wakes up to waterlogging in several parts of the national capital after heavy rainfall; visuals from East Vinod Nagar pic.twitter.com/todRTaJjls
— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2022
Uttar Pradesh | Heavy rain lashes several parts of Noida; visuals from Sector 10 pic.twitter.com/fh0uuC4Q01
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 9, 2022
The IMD said that the national capital will not receive significant rainfall from October 10 onwards, however, drizzling or light rain might happen.
"As per latest analysis, rainfall activity is occurring over north India due to interaction between western disturbance which is at the middle and upper troposphere and at the lower level there is a because its cyclonic circulation over the Gujarat region and from there the moisture because the wind is coming towards the Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR region and East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh. If we see the rainfall activity till 8:50 am in the morning, heavy to rainfall">heavy rainfall occurred mainly over the UP and MP, Gujarat, and Konkan region," RK Jenamani, Scientist, IMD, said, as quoted by ANI.
First published: 9 October 2022, 13:17 IST