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Heavy rain alert for Faridabad, Gurugram, IMD predicts more showers in Delhi | Updates
Parts of South West Delhi, South East Delhi, South Delhi and New Delhi are expected to witness moderate rains accompanied by thunderstorms
The India Meteorological Department on Thursday issued an orange alert for parts of Delhi and the adjoining National Capital Region up to 6 pm.
The Capital has witnessed incessant rains over the past few days, which has also led to the Yamuna River breaching the 207-metre danger mark for the fifth time since 1963. The weather department had, earlier today, predicted more rain in Delhi-NCR.
The IMD further predicted that the minimum temperature in Delhi was likely to settle at 24 degrees Celsius, with the maximum expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius.
Delhi-NCR weather alert | Key updates
• According to the IMD nowcast warning, parts of South West Delhi, South East Delhi, South Delhi and New Delhi are expected to witness moderate rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.
• A yellow alert has been sounded for the remaining parts of the Capital, indicating light rains and thunderstorms.
• In the adjoining NCR, heavy to very heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, is very likely to occur at isolated places over Faridabad, Gurugram, Jhajjar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat over the next 3 hours, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
• The Yamuna river, after breaching the danger mark, was flowing at 207.46 metres between 11 am and 12 noon on Thursday, PTI quoted officials as saying. They said that the water level will begin to recede gradually.
• Meanwhile, the floodwaters have inundated nearby areas and relief camps, reaching near Delhi Secretariat, where the offices of the chief minister, cabinet ministers and key bureaucrats are located.
• The Capital faced severe waterlogging in several areas owing to heavy rains and the overflowing of the Yamuna River, including parts of Kashmere Gate, Civil Lines and Mayur Vihar-Phase 1.
