Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Sunday morning, bringing relief from humidity but also leading to waterlogging in various areas across the national capital.
Areas including Vijay Chowk, Connaught Place, Minto Bridge, Sarojini Nagar, AIIMS, and Panchkuian Marg witnessed intense showers.
Rainfall was also reported in areas such as Janpath, Lajpat Nagar and the Minto Bridge, a day after heavy showers affected routine life across parts of the city.
“Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning is very likely to occur at NCR (Bahadurgarh, Manesar). Light rainfall is very likely to occur over the entire Delhi-NCR, including Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and Ballabhgarh,” the IMD said in a post on social media platform X.
On July 29, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP-led government in Delhi, headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, over persistent waterlogging issues in the capital.
Kejriwal shared a purported video of waterlogging at Connaught Place, questioning the performance of what he termed the “four-engine” government.
In a post on social media X, Kejriwal remarked that it was “hard” to believe the conditions of the heart of Delhi, Connaught Place.
“When this is the condition of Connaught Place, the heart of Delhi, it’s not hard to imagine the state of the rest of Delhi. Just 10 minutes of rain and the roads have turned into ponds. In 5 months, where has the BJP brought Delhi to? Is this the speed of the ‘4-engine’ government?” Kejriwal’s post read.
The heavy rain in the national capital has led to widespread waterlogging, inconveniencing residents and office-goers alike.
On the same day, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj also took a swipe at Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma over their earlier claims of effective waterlogging control measures.