More rains likely in Delhi (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) More rains are likely in Delhi, which recorded 16.1 mm of rainfall Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD. The resultant waterlogging led to traffic snarls at places.
“Light rains are likely towards night,” an IMD official said. “Wednesday is expected to be a cloudy day.”
The maximum temperature recorded Tuesday was 28.1 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the average for the season. The minimum was 25.1 degrees Celsius, a degree below average.
Civic agencies received 66 complaints of waterlogging from various parts of the national capital.
“Major intersections such as South Extension, Mathura Road, Anand Parbat, ITO, Nehru Place and Badarpur in south Delhi, Azadpur, and Ring Road witnessed traffic jams,” a traffic department official said.
Several underpasses were flooded and commuting fell into delays.
“Every year the condition is the same,” marketing professional Geetanjali Dua said. “A few hours of rain, and the city comes to a standstill, simply because nobody cares about waterlogging problems. It took me over an hour to reach Nehru Place from Netaji Nagar.”
- Rains lash Delhi again, commuter woes continue - Sep 16, 2011
- Wet Delhi causes traffic snarls (Lead) - Aug 12, 2011
- Heavy September rains in Delhi, more forecast - Sep 05, 2010
- Muggy day in Delhi, rains in store (Lead) - Jul 10, 2011
- Sporadic rains lash Delhi, more to come (Lead) - Sep 05, 2010
- Heavy rains lash Delhi for second day, more expected (Lead) - Sep 03, 2010
- Heavy rains lash Delhi, bring back waterlogging, jams (Lead) - Sep 21, 2010
- Incessant rains in Delhi, more forecast (Second Lead) - Sep 21, 2010
- Rains lash Delhi, more ahead Wednesday (Second Lead) - Aug 23, 2011
- It rains chaos on Delhi roads again (Second Lead) - Aug 19, 2010
- Heavy rains lash Delhi, bring back traffic woes (Lead) - Jul 31, 2010
- Rains lash Delhi, traffic snarls follow (Lead) - Aug 23, 2011
- Rains lash capital, more showers expected (Lead) - Sep 20, 2010
- Wet morning, more rains in store for Delhi - Sep 20, 2010
- Rains lash Delhi, add to commuter woes - Jul 08, 2011
Tags: civic agencies, cloudy day, dua, five degrees, geetanjali, india meteorological department, intersections, light rains, maximum temperature, nehru place, New Delhi, parbat, rain, rainfall, south delhi, standstill, traffic department, traffic jams, traffic snarls, waterlogging