Roads flooded as heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR
The minimum temperature was recorded at 27 degree Celsius on Sunday
NEW DELHI: Heavy rains flooded the Delhi streets on Sunday amid weather prediction of rainfall across different parts of the country. Roads, as well as streets, were flooded with sudden rain showers.
The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 33.1 degree Celsius on Sunday while the minimum temperature was 27 degree Celsius.
The weathermen said strong winds, with up to 55 kmph speed, prevailed over the southwest Arabian Sea, the North Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, thereby causing heavy downpour across India.
SkymetWeather had earlier said a spell of rain and thundershowers with gusty winds would lash some parts of Delhi and Noida on Sunday.
Several parts of Haryana, including Ambala, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, also witnessed heavy downpour.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Coastal Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Kerala would witness heavy rainfall throughout the day.
"Rainfall very likely at most places over Coastal Karnataka&at many places over North Interior Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka. Warning for next 24 hrs: Heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places overall 3 districts of Coastal Karnataka," the IMD added.
Some parts of Uttar Pradesh, including Allahabad, Basti and Bahraich, Fursatganj, and Etawah, had also received light to heavy rainfall on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the people of Delhi breathed clean air this weekend, as the national capital witnessed widespread rainfall over the past two days. With heavy downpour, the air quality in Delhi-NCR improved to "good" condition.
Widespread rainfall came as a respite for many in the national capital and adjoining areas as for major part of the year, the city battled with poor air quality, due to stubble burning in neighbouring states--Haryana and Punjab--and bursting on crackers.
Stubble burning is a process in which farmers set fire to the straw stubble that remains after grains of wheat, paddy, others--have been harvested.
Heavy rainfall did cool down the temperature in the city, however, the water level of Yamuna reached the highest level of 206.60 metres earlier this week, affecting many people residing near the river.
Officials stated that around 23,000 affected people were shifted from the flood-plains to safer places.
Various camps were set up by the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government in order to provide shelter to the affected people.
