Sudden change in weather gives respite to Delhi residents

The residents of Delhi took a sigh of relief on Monday as cool breeze and light downpours dropped the soaring temperature.

Beena, a local resident said, "Till yesterday night it was very hot. Now we are feeling good. It is a relief from the heat."

The residents prayed for the weather to be same and even hoped for relief from the ongoing power and water crisis.

"We expect that this greenery and weather will continue and the people should now face no problem of electricity and water," added another resident Ravi Kumar.

May and June are usually the hottest months of the year in India with temperatures often in the range of 42 to 47 degrees Celsius at many places.

The Indian Meteorological Department had forecast below-average rainfall in 2014 due to an emerging El Nino in which warm water rises to the surface of the Pacific Ocean.