Delhi-NCR rain: Delhi-NCR, including Noida and Ghaziabad, received heavy rains through the night which submerged several parts of the national capital on Friday morning.
Visuals shared by the news agency ANI on X showed roads inundated, long traffic jams in parts of Delhi and several cars being submerged in the rainwater.
As heavy rain through the night submerged large parts of Delhi this morning, a politician was seen rowing an inflatable boat on a flooded street. It was a show of protest against the “collapsing” infrastructure, Delhi BJP councillor Ravinder Singh Negi said.
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Negi, a resident of Vinod Nagar in east Delhi, demonstrated how bad the flooding was in the locality, and blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi.
“…All PWD drains are overflowing. They didn’t get it cleaned ahead of Monsoon. This has led to waterlogging…Vinod Nagar is submerged,” said the BJP leader, pausing his frantic “rowing” to speak to news agency ANI.
Heavy rain has caused waterlogging across the national capital and has caused a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport’s Terminal-1 to collapse which has resulted in one death and several injuries.
The Safdarjung weather station recorded 153.7 mm of rainfall, which began around 3 am.
Delhi Traffic Police has put out an update stating that traffic has been affected on Ring Road in both the carriageways from Naraina towards Moti Bagh and vice-versa due to waterlogging under Dhaula Kuan Flyover. It urged commuters to plan their journey accordingly.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said that due to heavy rains, entry/exit has been closed at Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector – 25 Metro station. “Shuttle service from Delhi Aerocity Metro station to Terminal 1-IGI Airport has been suspended. Normal service on all other lines,” DMRC said.
Water also entered the residence of water minister Atishi. Amid the chaos, a video surfaced on the social media showing Atishi’s residence submerged due to waterlogging.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav was lifted up by his staff members to his car as the area outside his house was flooded with water as he left for the ongoing Parliament session.
Delhi Government called an emergency meeting at 2 pm today at Delhi Secretariat over heavy rainfall and waterlogging. All ministers of the Delhi Government and officers from departments concerned were present at the meeting.