Heavy rainfall lashed a number of components of Delhi on Sunday morning, bringing aid from humidity but additionally resulting in waterlogging in varied areas throughout the nationwide capital.
Areas together with Vijay Chowk, Connaught Place, Minto Bridge, Sarojini Nagar, AIIMS, and Panchkuian Marg witnessed intense showers.
Rainfall was additionally reported in areas corresponding to Janpath, Lajpat Nagar and the Minto Bridge, a day after heavy showers affected routine life throughout components of town.
“Mild to reasonable rainfall accompanied by gentle thunderstorm and lightning may be very prone to happen at NCR (Bahadurgarh, Manesar). Mild rainfall may be very prone to happen over your complete Delhi-NCR, together with Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Better Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and Ballabhgarh,” the IMD mentioned in a publish on social media platform X.
On July 29, Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP-led authorities in Delhi, headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, over persistent waterlogging points within the capital.
Kejriwal shared a purported video of waterlogging at Connaught Place, questioning the efficiency of what he termed the “four-engine” authorities.
In a publish on social media X, Kejriwal remarked that it was “laborious” to imagine the situations of the guts of Delhi, Connaught Place.
“When that is the situation of Connaught Place, the guts of Delhi, it isn’t laborious to think about the state of the remainder of Delhi. Simply 10 minutes of rain and the roads have changed into ponds. In 5 months, the place has the BJP introduced Delhi to? Is that this the velocity of the ‘4-engine’ authorities?” Kejriwal’s publish learn.
The heavy rain within the nationwide capital has led to widespread waterlogging, inconveniencing residents and office-goers alike.
On the identical day, AAP chief Saurabh Bhardwaj additionally took a swipe at Delhi Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena and Public Works Division Minister Parvesh Verma over their earlier claims of efficient waterlogging management measures.
