City receives moderate rain but monsoon deficit yet to improve

RAIN RECEIVED

nNEW DELHI: The national capital received some “moderate” spells of rain for an hour on Tuesday afternoon, leading to waterlogging and traffic disruption in several areas.

Safdarjung, Lodhi Road and Palam received 24.2mm, 27.8mm and 23mm of rain in the short span of about 45 minutes respectively, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre. These stations received 1-2 cm rain in the short span of 45 minutes according to RMC, Delhi.

“We received moderate rain within a short period of half an hour to 45 minutes. There may be more rain later tonight (Tuesday night) or on Wednesday early morning. This rain is a combination of factors. The monsoon

Delhi received moderate rain within a short period of 30 to 45 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. IMD has predicted more on Wednesday n Safdarjung 24.2mm n Lodhi Road 27.8mm n Palam 23mm

trough (a line of low pressure) is passing through Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Delhi, Hardoi in UP, Gorakhpur and the northeastern states. There is also a trough in the westerlies bringing rain here. The monsoon trough will shift northwards but light rain is likely to continue over Delhi,” said Kuldeep Shrivastava, head, regional weather forecasting centre.

Delhi’s rainfall deficiency (since June 1) was 43% on Tuesday morning but is likely to have reduced by Tuesday evening.

Early Tuesday morning, moderate rain was recorded at Ayanagar, which received about 34mm rain, and heavy rain was recorded at Faridabad, which received about 80mm around the same time. Rainfall between 64.5mm and 124.4mm in a day is considered ‘heavy’ rain by IMD.

IMD, in its Tuesday bulletin, said the western part of the monsoon trough is near its normal position and the eastern part is along the foothills of the Himalayas. Besides, the convergence of moist southerly-southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal over the north-east and east of India and from the Arabian Sea over the north-west of India at lower tropospheric levels is likely to continue for the next two days.

Near Rajdhani College, Raja Garden

Pankha Road, near Tagore Garden metro station

Najafgarh-uttam Nagar Road Dabri-gurugram road near Dwarka sector-1

Dwarka sector 22 and 23