Delhi to obtain extra rainfall at present, site visitors advisory issued for commuters

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has predicted a typically cloudy sky with rain and thundershowers for the nationwide capital on Saturday (July 30, 2022). IMD mentioned that the town will witness extra rainfall on Saturday as nicely. “The utmost and minimal temperature can be round 33 and 25 levels Celsius, respectively,” an IMD official mentioned.

In accordance with the climate workplace, the town is more likely to obtain extra rainfall on Saturday as nicely. Lodhi Street, Jafarpur, Ridge, Ayanagar, Palam, Pitampura, and Jafarpur had been amongst areas that reported gentle rainfall within the daytime until late night.

Within the meantime, the site visitors police additionally alerted commuters about attainable highway congestions attributable to waterlogging, advising them to keep away from sure stretches.

“Motion of site visitors has been restricted at Railway underpass Pul Prahladpur. Each the carriageways are closed attributable to waterlogging. Commuters coming from capturing Vary facet might take left flip from Lal Kuan Purple Gentle and commuters coming from Badarpur facet might take Mathura Street to succeed in their vacation spot,” the Delhi Visitors Police tweeted.

“Visitors is affected on New Rohtak Street in each the carriageways from Anand Parbat in direction of Zakhira and vice-versa attributable to waterlogging close to Gali No. 10, Anand Parbat. Kindly keep away from the stretch,” it added.

In the meantime, the climate workplace had earlier mentioned the monsoon trough is more likely to “proceed to shift progressively northwards” and it led to a rise in rainfall exercise over north India from Wednesday.

(With company inputs)