The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Delhi-NCR after heavy rainfall on Thursday morning caused significant waterlogging in several areas.
“Updated nowcast map showing spell of moderate to intense rainfall mainly over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Madhya Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh during next 3 hours”, wrote IMD on X.
Vehicle traffic has been severely disrupted by waterlogging on a number of important highways in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad with the heavy rainfall.
As a result, commuters going to work are likely to experience extreme traffic congestion. The weather service predicts that Delhi-NCR will have significant rainfall until August 17.
25 of the 36 states and Union Territories for which IMD has data are classified as having “normal rainfall”—up to 19% more or less than the long-term average. Rainfall was “deficient” in five states (20 to 59 per cent below average), “excess” in five others (20 to 59 per cent above normal), and “big excess” in one (Ladakh) (more than 60 per cent above normal). It has not been determined which states have “large deficient” rainfall.
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