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Traffic is affected on Mathura Road in the carriageway from Ashram towards Badarpur due to uprooting of a tree. Kindly plan your journey accordingly.

Severe traffic congestion and waterlogging inconvenienced residents after heavy rain lashed Gurugram on Saturday morning. Many residential areas were submerged including areas of Ardee City in Sector 52.

According to the weather department, the city received 30 mm rainfall, leading to waterlogging in several stretches of the National Highway (NH-48).

Many city areas were heavily inundated, with residents of Dwarka Expressway, Sector 9, Sector 21, Sector 23, and MG Road reporting significant waterlogging, making it difficult to step out of their homes. The stretch of the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and areas near Iffco Chowk Metro station were also affected.

HT on June 8 reported that this was Delhi’s driest start to the year since 2018, with only 44.7mm of rain recorded at Safdarjung in the first five months of this year. This is only 42% of the long-period average of 104.8mm, which Delhi’s base observatory receives in the first five months of the year. The last time Delhi received less rainfall at the start of the year was 43.5mm in 2018.

“Traffic is affected on Outer Ring road in both the carriageways from Shantivan towards ISBT and vice-versa due to waterlogging near Y-point Saleemgarh and Nigambodh Ghat. Kindly plan your journey accordingly,” said Delhi Traffic Police on X.

At the Palam weather station, which represents the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, 93mm has been recorded during this period, the IMD said. The heavy rain also led to a portion of the canopy at the departures forecourt area of Terminal 1 at around

5 am, leading to injuries to at least four people as multiple cars were crushed. Departures from Terminal-1 have also been halted, the airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has said.

The last time Delhi had a ‘very heavy’ rainfall spell at Safdarjung was on July 9, 2023, when 153mm was recorded in a 24-hour window.

The capital was hit by heavy downpour in the early hours of Friday, leading to waterlogging as several parts of the city were inundated due to the intense showers. Safdarjung, representative of Delhi’s weather, has recorded 148.5mm of rainfall in a three-hour

window between 2:30 am and 5:30 am, which is nearly three times the 51.1mm annual rainfall Delhi has received so far this year, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed.

The Met department said between 8:30 am on Thursday till 5:30 am on Friday, Safdarjung has recorded 153.7mm of rainfall, making it a ’very heavy’ rainfall spell for Delhi and counting.

“Traffic is affected on Aurobindo Marg in both the carriageways from INA towards AIIMS and vice-versa due to waterlogging under AIIMS Flyover. Kindly plan your journey accordingly,” said Delhi Traffic Police on X.

“Traffic is affected in both the carriageways on Vir Banda Bairagi Marg due to waterlogging at Azad Market underpass. Kindly plan your journey accordingly,” said Delhi Traffic Police on X.

“Traffic is affected on Ring Road in both the carriageways from Naraina towards Moti Bagh and vice-versa due to waterlogging under Dhaula Kuan Flyover. Kindly plan your journey accordingly," said Delhi Traffic Police on X.

“Traffic is affected on Anuvrat Marg in both the carriageways from 100 Foota Red Light and Lado Sarai Red Light and vice-versa due to waterlogging. Kindly plan your journey accordingly,” said Delhi Traffic Police on X.

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Delhi-NCR led to intense waterlogging and traffic jams on Friday morning.

At least six people were injured after a portion of the roof collapsed on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rains at Terminal-1 of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Friday, with three fire engines rushing to the spot. Read more

Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) received incessant downpours accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in the early hours of Friday, bringing much-needed relief from the heat. Read more