Heavy rains lashed the Delhi-NCR on Sunday, causing massive waterlogging in several regions and disrupting normal life. The Delhi Traffic Police issued an alert stating that traffic is affected on Mathura Road in the carriageway from Badarpur towards Ashram near Sarita Vihar Metro Station due to the scheduled NEET PG Exam at Mohan Estate. They advised commuters to avoid the stretch and take alternate routes. Earlier, the Delhi Traffic Police had issued another advisory stating that traffic is affected on Najafgarh Phirni Road due to water logging at Dhansa Stand and Bahadurgarh stand. They advised commuters to avoid the stretch and plan their journey accordingly.
The IMD Regional Centre New Delhi has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by moderate thunderstorms and lightning across several parts of Haryana. The Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi posted on X that moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by moderate thunderstorms and lightning is very likely to occur at Rajaund, Assandh, Jind, Gohana, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar (Haryana), Kotputli, Alwar, Viratnagar (Rajasthan).
On Sunday, many candidates ventured out in the national capital Delhi to write their NEET-PG 2024 examinations. Rain swept Delhi with many parts of the city witnessing waterlogging on Friday. On Saturday, the IMD had predicted moderate rain with thundershowers in Delhi. On Sunday, severe waterlogging was witnessed around the Najafgarh area. Earlier in the day, it was reported that heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Ambala city on Sunday, disrupting normal life and causing water logging in the city.
Meanwhile, visuals from Rohini Sector 23 showed people playing and working out amid the downpour. In Gurugram, heavy rainfall caused severe waterlogging, with visuals emerging on social media showing cars being pushed by people in knee-deep water. Commuters were seen wading through water-logged roads as heavy rainfall hit several parts of the city. Visuals from Sohna Road in Gurugram also showed the extent of waterlogging.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted thunderstorms and lightning with Moderate Rain over parts of Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar, and Panchkula. According to IMD, Haryana is expected to receive isolated heavy rainfall till the 14th of August. The IMD has also predicted fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, East Uttar Pradesh during 10th -16th; Jammu-KashmirLadakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, West Uttar Pradesh on 10th, 11th & during 14th – 16th; Punjab on 10th & 11th; Haryana-Chandigarh during 10th, 11th & 14th August.
