Heavy rain brings traffic snarls, some smiles

New Delhi: There has been heavy rainfall over large parts of north and eastern India, bringing relief from water scarcity in some places and woe for commuters in others.

Large parts of Delhi were waterlogged through Thursday after incessant rain from the night before. Office-goers had a tough time reaching their destination with most of the roads flooded. The Met office recorded 93.8 mm of rainfall.

Heavy waterlogging was reported from several parts of the city. The Delhi administration asked office goers to start early and also issued an advisory, asking the public to avoid Dhaula Kuan and the roads leading to it. There were big traffic jams across the city. Traffic eased a little towards the afternoon.

Over the past few days the capital has been experiencing pleasant weather with temperatures hovering around 25 degrees. On Thursday morning it was 23 degrees.

Rain brought traffic to a grinding halt in Chandigarh and other cities of Punjab and Haryana too.

In Bihar, however, the rain fetched more smiles than frowns. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the renewed monsoon would ease the drinking water crisis in a state that has declared itself drought hit and would be beneficial for the Rabi crop after the Kharif crop failed earlier this year.