Delhi-NCR Rains: Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed rain this morning, and a red alert is in place, elevated from the earlier yellow alert issued by the IMD.
Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for the day. Severe waterlogging was also seen in some areas after rain swept over them.
There was earlier a yellow alert in place, which was later elevated to a red warning by the weather panel this morning.
Visuals from this morning showed rain lashing parts of Delhi, Noida and Gurugram. A video from the Basai Road in Gurugram showed some waterlogging triggered by the early morning rain.
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The weather body has warned of light to moderate rain, with some parts expected to witness heavy rain over the next two to three hours.
“Light to moderate rainfall at most places with moderate to heavy rainfall at isolated places over Delhi and NCR during next 2-3 hours,” the IMD said in a bulletin on Thursday morning.
#WATCH | Waterlogging witnessed on Outer Ring Road in Subroto Park area after rain swept over parts of Delhi earlier this morning. pic.twitter.com/iD2LCfNbry
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However, the district-wise nowcast warnings on the weather panel’s site has shown that the city is under a red alert for rain for the next few hours. According to the site, the intense rain warning is in place till 12:30 pm.
The fresh spells of rain come days after heavy downpour in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and other parts of National Capital Region, which also led to multiple flight delays and cancellations on Tuesday.
Apart from the Delhi-NCR region, the IMD has also warned of heavy rainfall over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Madhya Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh during the next few hours.
An August 11 report revealed that Delhi has received over 706mm of rainfall since the year began, which is over 91% of the normal annual rainfall mark of 774.4mm.
“Last year, we had La Nina conditions, which was driving the monsoon. This time, there are neutral conditions, but we have had a lot of active weather systems dominating northwest India. This has kept the plains particular fairly wet, with light to moderate spells on most days and heavy spells on isolated days,” said Mahesh Palawat, vice president at Skymet.
More downpour is expected this month, which will cover the remaining portion of the rainfall mark.
The article originally appeared on Hindustan Times
