Heavy rain batters Delhi, triggers waterlogging as IMD issues red alert

Commuters make their way through a waterlogged road. PIC/PTI

Heavy overnight rain that continued through Thursday morning battered Delhi, triggering widespread waterlogging, uprooting trees and leaving roads gridlocked.

Safdarjung, the capital's base weather station, recorded 72.6 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Tukhmirpur in northeast Delhi's Khajuri received the highest rainfall at 160 mm during this period, it said. The IMD issued a red alert for Delhi, warning of moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning during the day.

CM Rekha Gupta inspected the drainage arrangements in Shalamar Village in her assembly constituency on Thursday and directed officials to ensure proper water drainage.

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