Delhi-NCR Rains Highlights: Rain-related accidents lead to multiple deaths in Delhi, IMD predicts heavy rainfall today

A team of forensic experts arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1 to investigate the roof collapse incident, which resulted in one fatality and injuries to at least eight people.

Delhi Ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, and Gopal Rai convened a meeting at the Secretariat to address waterlogging issues in various parts of the national capital.

As per the IMD, the Southwest Monsoon spread further to reach the remaining areas of East and West Rajasthan, parts of Haryana, all of Delhi, and some additional areas of West Uttar Pradesh. It also reached the remaining areas of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar, as well as some additional areas of East Uttar Pradesh.

The Monsoon’s northern limit crosses 26°N/65°E, Jaisalmer, Churu, Bhiwani, Delhi, Aligarh, Kanpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Kheri, Moradabad, Dehradun, Una, Pathankot, Jammu, and 33°N/74°E respectively.

Delhi L-G VK Saxena chairs the emergency meeting as several parts of the national capital faces severe waterlogging.

In Delhi Airport‘s Terminal 1 roof collapse, six persons have sustained injuries and one person namely Ramesh Kumar S/o Prahlad R/o Rohini aged 45 years has died.

Here’s details of injured persons:

1. Santosh Kumar Yadav S/o Babu Lal Yadav R/o Vill Lado Sarai, Delhi aged 28 years

2. Shubham Shah S/o Gajendra Shah R/o Gujarat aged 30 years.

3. ⁠Dashrath Ahirwar S/o Ayodhya Ahirwar R/o Madhya Pradesh aged 25 years.

4. ⁠Arvind Goswami S/o Ram Pragat Goswami R/o Kishan Vihar west Delhi aged 34 years

5. ⁠Sahil Sudan aged 27 years

6. ⁠Yogesh Dhawan S/o OP Dhawan R/o Palam Village, Delhi aged 44 years.

Delhi L-G VK Saxena convenes emergency meeting as Saxena reviews severe waterlogging in several parts of the national capital.

In Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, a wall that was still under construction collapsed, trapping three workmen, officials said on Friday.

Five fire tenders were dispatched to respond to a call about a wall fall at 5:30 in the morning, according to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) authorities. A senior police official stated that there are three construction workers who may be caught in the mud slush, but the precise number is unknown at this time. He said that efforts are being made to save them by the NDRF, DDMA, civics agencies, fire, and police rescue teams, who are now on the scene.

The trapped workers may have fallen into a deep pit, the officer said, and searches are being carried out by firefighters and divers.

After two years of remaining mostly dry and being removed from the waterlogging hotspots, Minto bridge underpass was flooded again on Friday morning after heavy rainfall in the national capital. The area was barricaded and closed for traffic around 7am. Officials said that while at least three pumps were trying to drain out water, the water level continued to increase due to backflow from the sewer lines from where excessive water is drained on the roads at three points.

“Two of our pumphouses there are completely submerged and water level is only rising as of now due to backflow from the adjacent sewer line. There are at least three pumps draining water as of now and more are being put in force,” a PWD official said.

After it flooded on Friday morning, the Tilak Bridge underpass was blocked to cars, causing severe traffic jams throughout most of central Delhi. According to officials, this occurred as a result of a drain wall collapsing, which filled the subway with water. The Badli subway became dangerous for travellers due to severe waterlogging, and it was the third one to be closed to traffic in the morning.

“A portion of the wall of the drain on the left side when one comes from ITO towards Pragati Maidan collapsed after rains. The drain then overflowed into the underpass filling it up. Water is being drained out using multiple pumps there as well,” another PWD official said.

SpiceJet has cancelled its flights as T1 will remain partially closed for operations until further notice.

Civil Aviation Minister, K Rammohan Naidu, has announced that a thorough inspection of the structure at the airport will be carried out. He also said that a compensation of Rs 20 lakh will be given to the family of the deceased and Rs 3 lakh to the injured people.

“Due to heavy rain since early this morning, a portion of the canopy at the old departure forecourt of the Delhi airport’s Terminal-1 collapsed around 5 am. There are injuries reported and emergency personnel are working to provide all necessary assistance and medical aid to those affected,” a Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) spokesperson said in a statement.

The DAIL spokesperson further stated that as a precautionary measure, check-in desks have been closed and all departures from Terminal 1 are being suspended as a result of this event. “We sincerely regret this disruption and apologise for any inconvenience caused,” he said.

Due to severe rains, Delhi airport’s Terminal 1 roof fell, killing one person, according to sources. As a result, flight departures at Terminal 1 are delayed until 2:00 pm on Friday, June 28. According to the sources, the airport operator is planning to temporarily move operations from T1 to T2 and T3, and flight departures at T1, which only offers domestic airline operations, have been suspended until 2:00 pm.

Due to a partial closure of Delhi Airport brought on by heavy rain, IndiGo Airlines has cancelled all of its flights to and from Terminal 1.

The rain hit Delhi and submerged half the city’s colonies. Images from Vasant Kunj, Green Park, AIIMS. The storm water drains are all clogged by plastic and garbage. This is what happens!

After torrential rain battered Gurugram, residents were inconvenienced by severe traffic congestion and waterlogging. Many residential areas, including parts of Sector 52’s Ardee City, were drowned. Areas close to the Iffco Chowk Metro station and the Delhi-Gurugram Motorway segment were also impacted.

The meteorological service reports that the city received 30 mm of rain, which caused numerous sections of the National Highway (NH-48) to become flooded.

The roof sheet and its support beams fell, causing significant damage to vehicles parked in the pick-up and drop area of the terminal. All injured individuals have been taken to the hospital for treatment. Among the injured, one person was rescued from a car struck by a fallen iron beam. DFS officials dispatched three fire-tenders to the scene after receiving a distress call around 5:30 am.

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