Delhi Water Logging

The school authorities have to ensure all necessary steps at their level to avoid water logging in and around the school premises.

The BJP on Friday demanded the resignation of the AAP government in Delhi over the chaos caused due to heavy rain triggering massive water logging across the city.

Vehicular movement on the road near the Red Fort returned to normalcy this morning, days after it was halted after severe water-logging and flood conditions as the Yamuna river continued to be in spate, officials said.

With an aim to ensure constant monitoring of critical waterlogging points in the city, the Delhi government has installed CCTV cameras at such places.

The weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ridge, Palam and Ayanagar recorded 120.2 mm, 81.6 mm, 71.1 mm and 68.2 mm rainfall, respectively, in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am.

The Arvind Kejriwal government should pay compensation to families of the four people who died in rain-related incidents and the people whose houses were damaged due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging on Sunday, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta said.

Traffic congestion was reported on Ring Road from Dhaula Kuan towards Moti Bagh and from Sikandra Road towards W-point due to water logging, Delhi traffic police informed.

Rain, water logging and traffic jams are almost synonymous for most cities and towns in India, and Delhi is no exception. Many areas in the national capital, which received pre-monsoon rain for an hour this morning, are facing problems due to water logging. This also led to traffic jams in several areas in Delhi and neighbouring regions.

Delhi Weather Forecast: It rained in Delhi today bringing the temperature down by nearly 6 degrees Celsius this morning. The weather department had, last week, predicted pre-monsoon rain in Delhi NCR starting from today.

"There is no justification for clogged drains. We cannot tolerate this year after year," the court said when it took up a matter relating to water logging of South Extension area of South Delhi.

Traffic jams were reported from various parts of the national capital after heavy rains on Friday afternoon led to water logging at various road intersections.

As Gurugram and Bengaluru emerge as top contenders for the water-logging capital of the country, city planners blame heavy rains for the mess.

Heavy rains kept the temperature below normal levels today even as waterlogging in several areas slowed vehicular movement inconveniencing commuters in the national capital.

Construction projects of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) are one of the major factors contributing to massive waterlogging and traffic jams in the National Capital, the initial findings of reports suggest.

The Aam Aadmi Party has approached the Delhi Police asking it to file a case against BJP leader Vijender Gupta, who is also Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, for allegedly tweeting "misleading" and "false" photo showing waterlogged roads in the national capital.

The school authorities have to ensure all necessary steps at their level to avoid water logging in and around the school premises.

The BJP on Friday demanded the resignation of the AAP government in Delhi over the chaos caused due to heavy rain triggering massive water logging across the city.

Vehicular movement on the road near the Red Fort returned to normalcy this morning, days after it was halted after severe water-logging and flood conditions as the Yamuna river continued to be in spate, officials said.

With an aim to ensure constant monitoring of critical waterlogging points in the city, the Delhi government has installed CCTV cameras at such places.

The weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ridge, Palam and Ayanagar recorded 120.2 mm, 81.6 mm, 71.1 mm and 68.2 mm rainfall, respectively, in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am.

The Arvind Kejriwal government should pay compensation to families of the four people who died in rain-related incidents and the people whose houses were damaged due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging on Sunday, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta said.

Traffic congestion was reported on Ring Road from Dhaula Kuan towards Moti Bagh and from Sikandra Road towards W-point due to water logging, Delhi traffic police informed.

Rain, water logging and traffic jams are almost synonymous for most cities and towns in India, and Delhi is no exception. Many areas in the national capital, which received pre-monsoon rain for an hour this morning, are facing problems due to water logging. This also led to traffic jams in several areas in Delhi and neighbouring regions.

Delhi Weather Forecast: It rained in Delhi today bringing the temperature down by nearly 6 degrees Celsius this morning. The weather department had, last week, predicted pre-monsoon rain in Delhi NCR starting from today.

"There is no justification for clogged drains. We cannot tolerate this year after year," the court said when it took up a matter relating to water logging of South Extension area of South Delhi.

Traffic jams were reported from various parts of the national capital after heavy rains on Friday afternoon led to water logging at various road intersections.

As Gurugram and Bengaluru emerge as top contenders for the water-logging capital of the country, city planners blame heavy rains for the mess.

Heavy rains kept the temperature below normal levels today even as waterlogging in several areas slowed vehicular movement inconveniencing commuters in the national capital.

Construction projects of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) are one of the major factors contributing to massive waterlogging and traffic jams in the National Capital, the initial findings of reports suggest.

The Aam Aadmi Party has approached the Delhi Police asking it to file a case against BJP leader Vijender Gupta, who is also Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, for allegedly tweeting "misleading" and "false" photo showing waterlogged roads in the national capital.