India Monsoon Updates, Sep 23: Heavy rainfall continued to pour in Delhi-NCR on Thursday leading to traffic woes and waterlogging in several areas of the city. The weather forecast of more rain in next two days resulted in shutting of schools in Noida and Greater Noida for Classes I to VIII. The national capital has also been receiving an incessant amount of rainfall for the past two days.
The India Meteorological Department issued a ‘yellow alert’, cautioning people about moderate rain at most places in the national capital. Meanwhile, the streets were flooded in Gurgaon and several parts of NH-48 were waterlogged. According to IE, Gurgaon administration also issued an advisory asking corporate offices and private institutions to give the employees work from home on Friday so that there is no traffic congestion.
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IMD’s RWFC took to twitter at 8:00 am and informed, “Light intensity rain/drizzle would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of South-Delhi, South-East Delhi, NCR ( Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra… Kotputli, Alwar (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours.”
India Weather Forecast Live: According to IMD, moderate rain is expected on Friday, Saturday and also on Sunday.
Traffic is affected on Phirni Road, Najafgarh due to waterlogging. Kindly avoid the stretch: Delhi Traffic Police
— Delhi Development Authority (@official_dda) September 23, 2022
Vehicles submerged in flood water at a garage following heavy rains, in Firozabad, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (PTI Photo)
As per a PTI report, Delhi recorded more than half of the rainfall of September in just 24 hours. The national capital was seeing a deficit of rain in September and the scenario has completely changed overnight. The report further suggests that Delhi received 72 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours. Normally, the national capital records 125.5 mm of rainfall in September.
(PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)
The temperature in Delhi for the next few days will range between 23 degree to 34 degree Celsius.
According to PTI, there have been reports of traffic jams in the Mahipalpur area and Preet Vihar in east Delhi on Friday.
The Delhi Traffic Police helpline had said they received 23 calls related to traffic jams, seven regarding to waterlogging and two related to uprooting of trees from different parts of Delhi on Thursday, reported PTI
Vehicles wade through the waterlogged Delhi-Gurugram Expressway service road after monsoon rains, in Gurugram, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo)
Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter and shared the locations in Delhi where waterlogging was observed. These places are near Hanuman Setu on Shanti van to Hanuman Mandir Carriageway, Libaspur underpass, Maharani Bagh Taimur Nagar cut, CDR Chowk, Mehrauli towards Gurugram, Andheria Mode towards Vasant Kunj, Under Nizamuddin bridge, Singhu Border near petrol pump, MB Road towards Sainik Farm carriageway, Commuters are advised to avoid these stretches.
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 23, 2022
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 23, 2022
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 23, 2022
Parts of Delhi witnessed traffic snarls on Friday as continuous rainfall led to waterlogging at several place. The Delhi Traffic Police issued an alert, and urged the people to plan their journey considering the rainfall, reported PTI
Bengaluru's Meteorological Centre predicted possibility of light rain in the next 48 hours.
Women holding umbrellas walk down a road amid rainfall, in Gurugram, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo)
According to a PTI report, farmers at the individual level, have been hit the hardest by the highly erratic monsoon and many have not yet received help from state governments.
The maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 28 degrees Celsius on Friday, below the normal of 34 degrees Celsius for this time of the year, reported IE.
Waterlogging in Gurugram (PTI Photo)
Commuters take shelter at Mandi House metro station amid rainfall, in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)
Authorities in a suburb of the national capital where many companies have offices and executives have their homes, ordered schools to close and urged residents to work from home on Friday after heavy rain brought widespread flooding, reported Reuters.
— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2022
The IMD in its weather forecast has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Friday, which means it's a warning to ‘be prepared’. This might lead to major traffic disruptions, increased chances of accidents, and waterlogging in low-lying areas.
— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2022
IMD officials have said that Mumbai might receive light to moderate rainfall that would continue to lash the city for the next 48 hours, according to an IE report. Mumbai received intense rains on Thursday as well.
Commuters push their vehicle down the waterlogged Delhi-Gurugram Expressway service road after rainfall, in Gurugram, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo)
Parts of Delhi and Noida continued to witness heavy rainfall today which led to waterlogging and affected traffic movement. The IMD department had on Thursday predicted more rains on Friday.