If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.
'Can say for sure conditions were favourable for extremely heavy rainfall,' says IMD director. At least 4 people have died & more than 50 are feared missing.
IMD predicts heavy rainfall across India until 4 August. Several airlines had issued travel advisory warning passengers of potential disruptions to flight operations to and from Delhi.
Rain hit areas like Pandit Pant Marg, RK Puram, & Barakhamba Road. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta noted no waterlogging at ITO & Minto Rd, unlike 10 July when she raised concern over drainage issues.
The city got 133 mm of rain in 12-hr period that ended at 7 am Thursday, stated an advisory by DDMA which included heavy spell of 103 mm of rain from 7.30 pm to 9 pm Wednesday.
Minimum temperature dropped to 23°C with humidity levels recorded 100% at 8:30 am, remarked India Meteorological Department. AQI of Delhi stood at 63, in ‘satisfactory’ category.
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