Delhi rains: Heavy downpour lashes capital; water-logging, traffic jams in major areas

Delhiites woke up to a rainy morning on Saturday as heavy showers poured down the capital bringing some relief for the people from humidity. The heavy rains caused waterlogging on major roads affecting the flow of traffic. 

The Delhi Traffic Police asked commuters to avoid taking certain routes. The downpour also affected power supply in some areas. Many key roads in central Delhi saw slow-moving traffic. "Traffic movement is closed on Bhairon Road(both carriageways) due to water-logging," Delhi Traffic Police tweeted.

According to the traffic police, excessive waterlogging affected traffic on Mathura road, Shershah road, Mathura road to Bhairon road, Purana Quila road, Bihari colony, Maharishi Raman Marg, Teen Murti Lane, 11 Murti and Girdhari Lal Goswami Marg near the post office. 

Areas including Lajpat Nagar, Modi Mill underpass, RTR Marg, GT Karnal Road and IP Marg were the most affected by the heavy showers. 

The Delhi Traffic Police is constantly updating information regarding waterlogging from various parts of the city on its Twitter handle. 

The Met department has predicted more spells of rains and thundershowers during the day. "The sky will be generally cloudy with light to moderate rains," a Met department official said.

Meanwhile, #DelhiRains trended on Twitter with people posting pictures and videos of the rain from different parts of the city. 

The Indian Meterological Department has predicted heavy rains in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. States like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are also going to witness heavy rains as predicted by the Met department. 

K Satha Devi of the IMD told ANI that rain and thunderstorm will continue in Delhi for the next two days. She predicted heavy rainfall in isolated pockets of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi for the next three days. 

(With inputs from IANS)