Watch: Cars Submerged On Waterlogged Delhi Roads After Overnight Rain, Police Issue Traffic Alert

Incessant rains that brought respite to the sweltering heat have wreaked havoc in several parts of Delhi-NCR with cars submerged on waterlogged roads and uprooted trees blocking roads.

Orange alert issued

The Delhi-NCR region has been receiving heavy rains for the second consecutive day on Friday. The Met Office has predicted rain accompanied by thunderstorms and winds with speeds of 20-40 km/h would continue to occur over Delhi-NCR for the next two hours. The Weather Office has issued an orange alert for Delhi.

Traffic advisory

Traffic police issued advisories alerting commuters about inundated and blocked roads. The police officials have urged people to plan their travel and routes according to the alerts.

“Traffic is affected on W-Point Tilak Bridge road in both the carriageways from A-Point to W-Point and vice-versa due to waterlogging below Tilak Bridge W-point. Kindly plan your journey accordingly,” the traffic police said in a post.

BJP Councillor Ravinder Singh Negi was seen rowing an inflatable boat amid severe waterlogging as a symbolic protest against the Delhi Government. He said, “All Public Works Department (PWD) drains are overflowing. They didn’t get it cleaned ahead of monsoon. This has led to waterlogging. Vinod Nagar has submerged.”

Monsoon to arrive shortly

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday confirmed that heatwave conditions have abated throughout the country and monsoon rains are set to cover almost all of North and Northwest India over the next two to three days, with temperatures likely to fall by 3-5°C after 24 hours in the region. The latest weather forecast by IMD stated that monsoon had arrived in Punjab today.

“Southwest Monsoon further advanced into remaining parts of North Arabian Sea, Gujarat State; some more parts of Rajasthan, most parts of Madhya Pradesh; some more parts of West Uttar Pradesh; Bihar, some parts of East Uttar Pradesh; most parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, some parts of Punjab today on 27th June 2024,” the IMD said.

The IMD added that the Southwest monsoon is expected to further advance into Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu during the next couple of days. “Conditions are likely to become favourable for further advance of southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Rajasthan; remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, some more parts of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh and some parts of Haryana, some more parts of Punjab, remaining parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu during next 2-3 days,” the IMD forecast said on Thursday.