Flight ops hit, traffic jams in Delhi after heavy rains

There were thundershowers in many parts of south Delhi. Traffic jams and waterlogging were reported from several parts of the national capital.

Heavy rains lashed Delhi on Thursday evening that led to flight operations being suspended at the Indira Gandhi International airport for around 30 minutes.

As rains lash Delhi on Thursday, traffic jams and waterlogging were reported from several parts of city. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)

At least four flights were diverted when operations remained suspended between 7:56 pm to 8:22 pm at Indira Gandhi International Airport due to heavy rains, news agency ANI reported .

There were thundershowers in many parts of south Delhi. Traffic jams and waterlogging were reported from several parts of the national capital.

Air India, Vistara, SpiceJet and IndiGo were among airlines that tweeted warning their passengers that flight timins might be affected due to the rain.

The Met department said light rainfall and thundershowers in some parts of Delhi and NCR on October 3 and 4 following which it is likely to remain dry.

“Punjab, Haryana, West UP, Delhi and Rajasthan are largely likely to remain dry from now. The monsoon trough has now weakened. The depression over Gujarat has degenerated so showers will be limited to the eastern parts. This was one of the most prolonged monsoon with very uneven distribution of rainfall,. We are expecting monsoon to withdraw from October 12. There may be slight delay in the onset of northeast monsoon. The normal date for onset of northeast monsoon is October 20,” said Mahesh Palawat, vice president, meteorology, Skymet Weather.