Delhi -Rain: Heavy rainfall causes traffic in the national capital - look at the weather forecast of IMD

Weather warning of Delhi: Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday afternoon received moderate rainfall, causing traffic in some parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported showers in areas such as Preet Vihar, Rajeev Chowk, Ito, Jafarpur, India Gate, Akshardham, Safdarjung and Lodi Road. Nehru Stadium, Defense Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Kalkaji, Ayanagar and Deramandi also recorded rainfall, added it. Traffic jams were seen in Ito, Lajpat Nagar and Connaught Place. Earlier in the day, Delhi scored 36 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30am. ‘Yellow’ warning in Delhi, the weather agency issued a yellow warning to the capital, which predicted light to moderate rain, accompanied by thunderstorms for the coming hours. Delhi can probably experience one or two proverbs from very light to light rain/thunderers in many places during the afternoon/evening, with moderate rain in isolated places. The Met division said the rain would probably continue over the capital until at least Wednesday, July 27. The minimum temperature settled at 23.4 degrees Celsius, three cards below the average of the season, while the maximum is expected to hang about 31 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. The relative humidity was recorded at 97 percent at 8.30am, the weather office said. The air quality remained in the ‘satisfactory’ category with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an AQI of 63 at 4pm. Road caves in near National Law University a portion of a road that, after heavy rainfall, in Dwarka in New -Delhi, a portion of a road near National Law University in Dwarka on Sunday morning, due to the reconciliation of heavy rainfall. The collapse has led to traffic breaks in the area, police said, adding that the stretch in question was blocked to prevent any unforeseen incident. The Delhi traffic police said technical teams of civil agencies were called in to assess the damage and carry out repairs. Preliminary findings indicate that the reconciliation and structural weakness of the surface may have contributed to the collapse. (With Pti inputs)