Delhi is experiencing the wettest July in practically 20 years as rains lashed the National Capital and adjoining regions on Tuesday, supplying some relief from the humidity and practically wiping out the city’s rain deficit. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Safdarjung station recorded 380.9 mm rain in July, the highest considering that 2003 when the city had witnessed an all-time higher rainfall of 632.2 mm for the month.
The Met division has also predicted that temperatures would dip slightly more than the next couple of days, and the maximum temperature is anticipated to decline beneath 30 degrees Celsius. Its seven-day forecast also suggests that the city would continue to expertise light-to-moderate rainfall and thundershowers.
Tuesday’s rain led to waterlogging in comprehensive components of the city, like Dhaula Kuan, Moti Bagh, Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, Rohtak Road, Ring Road, Sangam Vihar, Delhi Cantonment, Sarai Kale Khan, and Alaknanda, forcing men and women to wade by means of knee-deep waters on their way to work. A road cave-in was also reported on Westend Marg close to Garden of Five Senses by commuters. The road adjacent to Saket Metro Station also went below knee-deep water.
The waterlogging of vast stretches of Delhi pinned holes in the Public Works Department and civil agencies’ claims of desilting drains. The North, South, and East municipal corporations of Delhi — the city’s 3 civic agencies — are accountable for the management of a network of 400 km of compact and medium drains in residential colonies and along its roads. The significant drains are managed by the state government’s operates division, which admitted to getting many complaints and officials that these would be resolved shortly.
The waterlogging also disrupted vehicular visitors in many regions, like Alaknanda in South Delhi. Auto-rickshaws got stuck in the water, forcing drivers to push their autos, and vehicles broke down on some stretches, which additional slowed visitors.