Delhi-NCR raining live updates: Serious traffic congestion reported, IMD issues yellow alert; IGI Airport issues advice

Heavy rain struck several parts of Delhi on Tuesday afternoon when the sky darkened, surprised many commuters and others. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued yellow and orange warnings for the national capital. It predicts moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorms and lightning. The weather division also said that moderate thunderstorms with lightning, hail and wind speeds between 40 and 60 km / h are probably across parts of Central, Southwest, West, North West and North Delhi. The visibility reduced the rainfall, which significantly reduced visibility, which led to traffic jams and weakening in different areas. At Palam Airport, the visibility of 6,000 meters dropped at 13.30 hours to 1200 meters at 17:00, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Many parts of the city seemed gloomy during the day, while rain continued the city through the impact of a Western disorder. Delhi Airport sees 15 flight disorders as much as 15 flights were distracted on Tuesday at Delhi airport due to heavy rains in the national capital. The official said that 8 of the 15 flights to Jaipur, 5 were deduced to Lucknow and 2 to Chandigarh. “There is currently a heavy Stortration on #delhi, which causes a temporary disruption of flight schedules. If you are traveling today, you should be aware of possible delays and allow extra time for your trip, especially with traffic moving more than usual.” We carefully monitor the situation and will get you in the air as soon as possible. “Crawl across different parts of Delhi, leading to long strings and serious discomfort for commuters. Take an immediate action,” wrote a netizen while marking the traffic police in Delhi. ” Another commuter complained of ‘heavy and unprecedented traffic jam at the traffic light near Sadar Metro station on Dwarka Road’, in which he appealed to Delhi Cantt officials to ‘do the necessary’. Delhi, the airport in Delhi is said. Spicejet said: ‘All departure/arrivals and the resulting flights can be affected. Passengers are requested to hold an investigation into their flight status. “