Delhi Residents Tweet About "Chai And Pakora" Weather Amid Heavy Rain

Delhi and its adjoining areas of Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad received rainfall this morning, bringing relief to residents from the sultry weather. The heavy downpour left parts of Delhi and Gurgaon flooded and caused waterlogging on several roads. It also led to traffic jams in several areas. On social media, many preferred to look for the silver lining in the downpour. Several Twitter users labeled the weather perfect for a cup of tea and samosas, while others resorted to humour while tweeting about the issues caused by the rain. 

Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted about the rainfall inside his "sarkari" or government house, sharing pictures of a bucket kept on the floor - presumably to collect the leakage. "Meanwhile rains in Delhi and also inside my sarkari house," he wrote on the microblogging platform while sharing the pictures. 

Meanwhile rains in Delhi n also inside my sarkari house ???????? #Rain #Delhi pic.twitter.com/RgexPzdO21

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar ???????? (@rajeev_mp) August 19, 2020

BJP National General Secretary Bhupender Yadav also tweeted about the rainfall in the capital. "You will never need a language to understand the music Delhi rain creates. It doesn't appeal to ears for it connects straight to the soul," he wrote.

The pitter-patter of #rain, the splashes in the puddles. You will never need a language to understand the music Delhi rain creates. It doesn't appeal to ears for it connects straight to the soul. #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/yKs8WFjQME

— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) August 19, 2020

Meanwhile, many Twitter users called it the perfect weather for a steaming cup of chai and some hot snacks.

Subah subah uthte hi baarish!!!

This is heaven ???????? time have some chai pakora ????????#DelhiRains

— Prernaa (@theprernaa) August 19, 2020

Chai ???? #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/k7MWF1rc8n

— Shivangi Reviews (@shivangireviews) August 19, 2020

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Tea+books that's the #castudents life#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/d1GtrYwcuM

— Shikha (@Shikha28594978) August 19, 2020

Some attributed the increase in "chai-pakoda" tweets to more people working from home during the pandemic - reducing the need to travel on waterlogged roads.

Thanks to WFH, I'm seeing more tweets about people's love for Chai-Pakodas than their angry rants from traffic jams on waterlogged Gurugram roads! #DelhiRains

— Read More, Save Lives (@AniArun89) August 19, 2020

Others were grateful for the relief that the rains brought, posting about the "I-don't-mind-switching-off-the-fan kind of weather"

I-don't-mind-switching-off-the-fan kind of weather. #Delhi #rain pic.twitter.com/xTY9brNw3e

— Subhojit Goswami (@subhojit_g) August 19, 2020

According to the India Meteorological Department, south-westerly winds from the Arabian Sea and south-easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal are feeding moisture to the region, leading to heavy rain.