Rain brings relief for national capital, also usual waterlogging
14 July 2014 6:11 AM IST
Heavy rains in the national capital and its adjoining areas brought cheers to millions of people braving heat waves and high humidity for a while now. ‘The national capital and several parts of north India may experience some respite and start getting good rains from Wednesday,’ Indian Meteorological Department said. The downpour in the capital city brought the temperature down to 30.5 degree Celsius. Delhi and its adjoining areas have been reeling under heat wave of late. The maximum temperature on Saturday in Delhi was recorded at 42.3 degree Celsius.
The temperature in Delhi on Sunday morning was over 40 degree Celsius. However, during afternoon, suddenly the clouds turned dark and wind started blowing in and around Delhi. The rain did catch a lot of people off guard.
Many people stepped out of their houses to experience the brief spell of rain in the city. As the weather became pleasant, people numbering in thousands flocked to India Gate. Deepak Vats, a businessman from Southwest Delhi said, ‘The rain has brought much needed relief from heat waves. I had planned to go for a movie with my family. But as it started raining, I decided to go to India Gate and enjoy the rain.’
Meanwhile, as the rains brought relief to people, the unpreparedness of civic agencies was also brought to the fore. There were complaints of water-logging from various parts of Delhi. In South Delhi alone, 13 cases of tree falling and three cases of water logging were reported to South MCD.
Four instances of wall collapse were also reported in the national capital to South Delhi Municipal Corporation. However, there were no reports of any casualty.
A private weather forecasting agency Skymet also stated that good rain is likely in the city from 16 June onwards. ‘Rain in Delhi could occur in patches on Monday and will become scattered on Tuesday,’ it said while adding that temperature is likely to be around 38 degree Celsius and humidity is expected be around 80 per cent. The country has received only 43 per cent of rainfall. It has only received 153.4 mm of rainfall as compared to expected 270.6 mm rainfall received in 2013.
The temperature in Delhi on Sunday morning was over 40 degree Celsius. However, during afternoon, suddenly the clouds turned dark and wind started blowing in and around Delhi. The rain did catch a lot of people off guard.
Many people stepped out of their houses to experience the brief spell of rain in the city. As the weather became pleasant, people numbering in thousands flocked to India Gate. Deepak Vats, a businessman from Southwest Delhi said, ‘The rain has brought much needed relief from heat waves. I had planned to go for a movie with my family. But as it started raining, I decided to go to India Gate and enjoy the rain.’
Meanwhile, as the rains brought relief to people, the unpreparedness of civic agencies was also brought to the fore. There were complaints of water-logging from various parts of Delhi. In South Delhi alone, 13 cases of tree falling and three cases of water logging were reported to South MCD.
Four instances of wall collapse were also reported in the national capital to South Delhi Municipal Corporation. However, there were no reports of any casualty.
A private weather forecasting agency Skymet also stated that good rain is likely in the city from 16 June onwards. ‘Rain in Delhi could occur in patches on Monday and will become scattered on Tuesday,’ it said while adding that temperature is likely to be around 38 degree Celsius and humidity is expected be around 80 per cent. The country has received only 43 per cent of rainfall. It has only received 153.4 mm of rainfall as compared to expected 270.6 mm rainfall received in 2013.
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