Delhiites experienced a warm sunny morning with cool breeze on Monday. With the change in weather the city’s temperature topped out at 28.6 degrees Celsius while the Air Quality Index (AQI) 231, falling under the ‘poor’ category.
Delhi-NCR woke up to light rainfall on Tuesday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting that showers will continue throughout the day.
Residents of the national capital woke up to a mild foggy morning on Monday, leading to reduced visibility in several areas of Delhi-NCR.
The dense fog that enveloped Delhi in the early morning on Friday resulted in the delay of several trains and flights as the weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday.
Launching 'Mission Mausam' to make India a climate-smart nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed the need to work with future requirements in mind, including developing warning systems for natural disasters like earthquakes.
The rainfall, which hit central, southern, and northern parts of Delhi, as well as neighboring regions such as Noida and Gurugram, forced residents to navigate through congested roads and flooded streets.
Due to the afternoon showers, several places reported waterlogging, forcing the traffic to crawl during the midday in the capital city.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert for districts in northern Telangana for Wednesday, as the flood-hit parts of the state are yet to recover from the havoc caused four days ago.
Due to the morning showers, several places reported waterlogging, forcing the traffic to crawl during the peak office hours in the capital city.
Severe traffic congestion was reported in South and South-East Delhi due to the waterlogging forcing commuters to either wait for the rainwater to clear off the road or wade through it.
