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. ”

Imd weather forecast: The weather patterns are going to change once again across the country including Delhi-NCR. According to the Meteorological Department, there is no possibility of relief from heatwave in many states including Delhi, Rajasthan in the coming days. At the same time, there is a possibility of intense western disturbances in the western Himalayan region by 20 April. Due to this, there is also a possibility of rain and strong winds with thunder and lightning in the vicinity of North Plan from 18 to 20 April.

Dusty storm and heat in Delhi

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of dust storm in Delhi. According to the IMD, the winds will run in Delhi NCR at a speed of 20 to 30 kilometers per hour from April 20. Delhi’s maximum temperature is estimated to be 41 degrees while the minimum temperature is estimated to be 26 degrees Celsius.

On April 19, dusty thunderstorms (30-40 km/h) can run in Delhi on 19 April. However, the wind speed can increase to 50 km per hour. On April 20, dust storm is expected to run in Delhi. According to the Meteorological Department, the situation of heatwave will remain in East Rajasthan on 18 April.

There is a possibility of rain in UP-Bihar

The weather has taken a U-turn in Uttar Pradesh. There is a possibility of light rain in many districts of eastern UP, which will provide relief to people from the heat. According to IMD, there are chances of rain on April 18 in 10 districts including Varanasi, Mirzapur, Prayagraj of UP, while the weather can remain the same on April 19 and 20. According to Patna Meteorological Center, there is a possibility of rain in many districts of Bihar with strong winds during the next 24 hours.

There is a possibility of heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilagit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh. On April 18, rain is expected in the plains of Chhattisgarh with thunderstorms, electricity and strong winds. Assam and Meghalaya may receive heavy rainfall from April 21 to April 22.

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