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Incessant heavy rainfall across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday morning triggered severe waterlogging in several areas, disrupting daily life and slowing down traffic for morning commuters in Noida and Ghaziabad. The monsoon has covered the entire country now.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of the north Arabian Sea, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday. With this, the monsoon covered the entire country on July 9, one day later than the normal date of July 8.
Continuous rain led to slight waterlogging in parts of the city, including the New Delhi Railway Station, Munirka and other parts.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with the chief ministers of Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation arising from heavy rains there and assured them of all possible assistance from the Centre, officials said. The calls come after the debris collapse in Kerala’s Wayanad, flash floods in Jammu’s Doda, and deadly incidents and major disruptions reported from Maharashtra and Gujarat on Tuesday.
According to IMD, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh until July 10. A fresh spell of rain is expected to continue over Northeast Uttar Pradesh till July 13, while East Rajasthan is likely to see similar activity on July 9.