Parts of Delhi face waterlogging due to heavy rain

The PWD's Control Room received many complaints on Thursday as several parts of Delhi were inundated with water due to heavy rains.

New Delhi/Noida: Heavy rain was recorded in Delhi and NCR area causing waterlogging and traffic congestion in several parts of the national capital on Thursday. According to official sources, the PWD's Control Room received 15 complaints of waterlogging. Among the areas from where frequent complaints are received include Kaushik Enclave in Burari, the stretch from Wazirabad towards Timarpur and Mandoli Road.

Sharing a video of waterlogging and children in school uniform wading through knee-deep water on the official Twitter handle, the BJP's Delhi unit wrote asking Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to pay attention to the waterlogging issue. Apart from this multiple videos of the situation of the national capital have come to the surface. Official sources said that on Thursday morning Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad of NCR received heavy rainfall.

Traffic movement was also disrupted in Peeragarhi, Dwarka Sector-21, DND flyway and the Ashram flyover. People faced difficulties to reach offices and were seen pulling motorcycles for several kilometres on the road. The city recorded 5 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ended at 8.30 am, according to the India Meteorological Department. The Met office has predicted more showers over the next few days in the national capital and its adjoining areas. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around the 35-degree Celsius mark on Thursday. Meanwhile, 31 monitoring stations of the Central Pollution Control Board recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the 'satisfactory' category at 12 pm. (With Agency Inputs)