Record rain in the last 24 hours in Delhi has caused heavy waterlogging and traffic jams in parts of the city, with traffic police providing updates on flooded areas.
As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi will witness "generally cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers" today.
“The monsoon trough has reached Delhi and hence the intense spell. Light showers may continue throughout the day. Patchy rainfall and thundershowers are likely to stay in parts of the city till August 23,” said a senior IMD official.
"Delhi's Safdarjung observatory records 138.8 mm rain in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am today. This is the season's highest one-day rain," said the India Meteorological Department, while the city recorded 11 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm Friday.
Several roads near ITO, Minto Road, Pragati Maidan and others were waterlogged after heavy rainfall in Delhi.
Meanwhile, Delhi traffic police has informed that Azad Market Underpass is closed due to 1.5 feet waterlogging. Additionally, traffic movement on MInto Bridge has also been closed. Traffic has also been affected at Moolchand Underpass due to waterlogging.
On the other hand, the traffic is moving in one lane at Dhaula Kuan-Gurgaon road.
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The showers improved Delhi-NCR’s air quality, though it hovered in the moderate category. The overall AQI reading on Saturday morning was at 107 as against 167 on Friday.
According to the IMD’s weekly forecast, the minimum and maximum temperature is likely to hover around 25 and 31 degrees Celsius, respectively.