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Rainwater accumulates in Noida Airport, authorities say ‘cleared in 30 minutes’
The Noida Airport statement added that there was no impact on flight operations or the overall functioning of the airport.
Rainwater accumulated on Tuesday in a part of the Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar, less than two months after it started operations.
The airport saw its first flight take off and land on June 15, while the airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 28.
Videos of water running inside the airport premises went viral on social media.
According to a statement from the Noida Airport, the water was cleared within 30 minutes.
“Following extremely heavy rainfall over a short time period, rainwater temporarily entered the passage connecting the terminal with the parking area. Airport teams responded promptly, clearing the water under 30 minutes,” the NIA statement said.
The statement added that there was no impact on flight operations or the overall functioning of the airport.
“We continue to monitor the situation closely and remain prepared to ensure seamless passenger movement,” it further said.
Delhi’s August rainfall crosses normal mark in just 10 days
The quantum of showers this August in Delhi has gone past the weather department’s long-period average for the month, which still has three weeks to go, underscoring what has been an unusually wet spell for the Capital deep into the monsoon.
The Safdarjung station – considered Delhi’s representative weather gauge – clocked just 4mm of rain on Monday, enough to drive the month’s total to 234.5mm, past the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) long-period average (LPA) of 233.1mm for the month.
This is the earliest rains in Delhi have crossed the mark in at least 15 years, with just seven days of showers in the first 10 days of the month. Last year, Delhi clocked a significant rain surplus, with 400.81mm of precipitation between August 1 and 31, but it crossed the LPA only on August 15, after 11 days of rain.
In 2024, the city took one more day to reach the same mark, crossing the LPA on August 16, after 13 days of rain.
