Life is affected due to heavy rains in Delhi-NCR since the morning of Friday (August 29). Excessive rainfall alert has also been issued for NCR’s Noida and Ghaziabad.

There is also a yellow alert of rain for South-East Delhi, Central Delhi, Shahdara, East Delhi. According to the estimate of the Meteorological Department here, there may be strong rains from mid -middle for the next few hours. At the same time, there is a possibility of light rain throughout the day.

After the rains on Friday morning, passengers faced heavy traffic jams on several major routes. A Delhi Traffic Police official said that traffic was affected on the Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) flyway, Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, ISBT, Geeta Colony and Rajaram Kohli route.

There was a long queue of vehicles from Badarpur to the ashram, causing huge inconvenience to the office going and school buses. Delhi Traffic Police said that its parties have been deployed at several places to control the crowd and control the flow of vehicles.

“Traffic was slow due to rain and waterlogging in some areas,” an official said. Our personnel have been deployed to normalize the situation and help the passengers. ”

The rainy season continues in the capital Delhi on Thursday (August 14) since morning. Roads were submerged due to continuous rains in NCR including Delhi. People had to face a lot of problems due to waterlogging on the roads. At the same time, there is a possibility of light rain on Independence Day on Friday (August 15).

According to the Meteorological Department, on Independence Day, the national capital will be cloudy with the possibility of light rain. According to IMD, the sky will be cloudy on Friday (August 15), the maximum temperature is expected to be between 33 ° C and the minimum temperature is between 23 and 25 ° C.

Waterlogging increased trouble

However, no weather warnings or alerts have been issued for Friday. In the last one week, the city has received intermittent rain, which has brought some relief from the humidity and sometimes there has been waterlogging in the low-lying areas, which increased the troubles of the people.

Rain will remain all week

According to the forecast of the Indian Meteorological Department, there is going to be a continuous rainfall in NCR this whole week. The Meteorological Department says that from August 14 to August 20, the sky will be surrounded by most clouds and in many areas, there may be light rains and thunderstorms. This will also record the temperature and people will get relief from the humid heat.

Decline in pollution levels

The effect of continuous rains is also visible on AQI. There has been a significant decline in pollution levels and air is being recorded in many parts of NCR in the ‘good’ category. According to experts, due to rain, the dust and polluting elements present in the atmosphere have been washed away, due to which people are getting fresh and clean air.

Advice to take precautions

The Meteorological Department has advised people to take precautions during the rain. People will feel relieved of humidity and heat, soaking in NCR for the next few days and enjoying the coolness.