Downpour in Delhi, residents face waterlogging, traffic woes

Heavy rains lashed the national capital today bringing the mercury down even as the showers led to waterlogging and traffic jams in several parts of the city.
The Safdarjung observatory, the reading of which is considered the official figure for the city, recorded 43.4 mm rainfall till 8.30 AM while weather stations at Lodhi Road, Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar received 41.6mm, 41.6mm, 48mm and 20.9 mm rainfall respectively in the same period.
Between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM, Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar stations recorded 12mm, 12.5mm, 4mm,7.4mm and 9.1mm rainfall, a MeT Department official said.
Several parts of the capital city reeled under severe traffic congestion and residents and commuters faced a tough time as the sections of flyovers, underpasses and low-lying localities, such as Sangam Vihar, were flooded.

Traffic was thrown out of gear near AIIMS, IIT-Delhi, Ashram-DND flyway, Moolchand underpass, Jasola, Badarpur, Panchsheel, Yusuf Sarai, Adhchini, South Extension and on several stretches of the circumferential Ring Road.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 29.1 degrees Celsius, six notches below the season's average while the minimum temperature settled at 24.6 degrees, three notches below the normal.

The humidity level oscillated between 84 and 100 per cent.
The weatherman has predicted thunderstorm accompanied by rain for tomorrow.
"The skies will be generally cloudy. Thunderstorm accompanied by rains are likely to occur at several places tomorrow. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 29 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively," the weatherman said.

Yesterday, the minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at 26 degrees and 32.7 degrees Celsius respectively.