Light rain in Delhi, Ggm drowns in deluge

NEW DELHI/GURUGRAM: Parts of Delhi recorded light to moderate showers on Tuesday, with a combination of strong winds and rain leading to four flights due to land at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport being diverted

Neighbouring Gurugram, however, recorded a short but intense spell of rain in the afternoon, which left roads of half the city submerged under ankle-deep water for much of the day.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast more of the same in the days to come, with a yellow alert-which signifies that people need to stay updated about severe weather - in place for Wednesday.

The Safdarjung observatory, which is representative of Delhi's weather, recorded just 0.2mm of rain between 8.30am and 5.30 pm on Tuesday. However, weather stations at other parts of the city logged moderate spells of rain, with the most at Ayanagar (24.2mm).

Noida, too, witnessed rain, though no data was available for how much rain the city logged, while Ghaziabad recorded 1mm of rain.

Gurugram, meanwhile, logged 39mm of rainfall, according to IMD, though the district administration pegged the rainfall at a much higher figure - 65mm. "Strong thunder clouds began to form over Delhi, with light to moderate showers seen in parts of southwest, central and northwest Delhi. This was on account of the monsoon trough moving across Delhi, and it will remain over Delhi-NCR on Wednesday too, with chances of moderate showers once again," said Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD.