NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region were lashed by showers on Thursday evening, with waterlogging slow traffic down in different parts of the city.
Though Thursday afternoon was very sunny and saw a rise in temperature, the evening started with rainfall reported in parts of Delhi and Noida around 5.30 pm.
Meanwhile, Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to warn people about areas that where waterlogged.
Laxmi Nagar area towards Vijay Chowk saw heavy waterlogging. Inundation was also seen under Pragati Maidan's railway bridge and at carriageway from Durgapuri Chowk towards Loni Gol Chakkar, Apsara Border.
Other places where waterlogging was reported were Zakir Hussain College, JLN Marg, Teliwara Qutub Chowk Sadar Bazar, Raja Ram Kohli Marg, SDM office on Nala Road, Bihari Colony on road no. 57, Chatta Rail, Mathura Road from Sarita Vihar to Badarpur.
In Noida, slow traffic movement was reported at Hajipur underpass.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in Delhi on Wednesday was recorded at 31.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. The minimum was recorded at 23.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal.
The Meteorological Department had forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain and thundershowers.
This is not the first time this week that rain has caused waterlogging in the Capital. Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday and Sunday. Moti Bagh, Laxmi Nagar, RK Puram and Hanuman Mandir in Yamuna Bazar were among the areas where waterlogging had been reported.
Officials of the MeT department said, "Monsoon trough continues to run across the northwestern plains, along with the persistent cyclonic circulation, over Haryana and adjoining areas. With this, weather conditions will remain favorable for rains to continue for at least the next two days, though with reducing intensity."
"Major clearance would come after September 10, wherein wind pattern will undergo a change from humid to dry northwesterly. Besides this, we would see bright sunshine, leading to an increase in temperatures. The only good news would be in terms
of reduction in humidity,"
they added.