Heavy rains across Delhi-NCR on Monday evening led to kilometres-long traffic jams in the national capital and Gurugram with people sharing the visuals on social media. Intermittent rain lashed the city post afternoon and continued till evening. The weather department has sounded an alert of more moderate to heavy downpours in the coming days.

Delhi has been put on flood alert after water released from Haryana triggered a threat. CM Rekha Gupta said that the city was well prepared to tackle the situation. Officials said there has been a record release of water from Haryana raising the threat of flooding in Delhi. Authorities have been put on high alert.

Gurugram sees traffic chaos

As the rain hit the NCR, people commuting to or from Gurugram were among the ones who faced terrible aftermath of the rain. Due to three hours of continuous rain in Gurugram, major traffic disruptions were witnessed on the Delhi-Jaipur highway.

A huge jam on IFFCO Chowk flyover from Sirhaul border to Manesar was also reported. The maximum rainfall of 85 mm was recorded in the Wazirabad area of the district, resulting in waterlogging in many places, reported PTI.

Congress MP Randip Singh Surjewala took a jibe at the incumbent BJP government and said, “2 hours of rain = 20 KMs of Gurgaon Jam! As CM Nayab Saini only flies in “State Helicopter” and doesn’t travel on “road”, this is a “helicopter shot” of Highway in Gurgaon just now.”

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Earlier, an advisory issued by District Disaster Management Authority, Gurugram said, “Today, from 3 pm to 7 pm, heavy rainfall of over 100 mm has been recorded in Gurugram City. Indian Meteorological Department in its forecast has issued Orange Alert: Heavy to very Heavy rainfall on 02-09-2025.”

“In view of the above forecast, all Corporate offices and Private institutions in the district are advised to guide their employees to work from home; and all schools in the district are advised to conduct Online classes on 02-09-2025,” it added.

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What’s causing the heavy rain

Mahesh Palawat, vice president (meteorology and climate change) at private weather forecaster Skymet, said Delhi will continue to see on-and-off rain till September 5. This is because of both the monsoon and an unusually active western disturbance.

He said these factors have been causing heavy rainfall in the Himalayan states and influencing weather in Delhi as well.

The intermittent rains in the national capital also kept the maximum temperature below average — 30.8 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches below normal. The minimum settled at 23.7 degrees Celsius, 2.8 degrees below normal, according to the weather department, the report added.