Heavy rain lashed Delhi – National Capital Region on Tuesday evening, leading to the diversion of at least 12 flights and waterlogging in several parts of the city.
According to the PTI report, an official said that due to adverse weather conditions in Delhi, 12 flights were diverted between 3 pm and 4 pm.
Several areas, including the Secretariat, reported heavy waterlogging, leading to disruption in traffic.
The sudden shift in weather, however, brought significant relief from the sweltering temperatures that have gripped the region over the past week.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier issued a red alert for the region. The alert had warned of light to moderate rainfall at several locations across Delhi-NCR.
The downpour not only brought respite from the heat but also signaled the gradual advance of the Southwest Monsoon across northern and central India.
In its latest weather bulletin, the IMD stated that light to moderate rainfall is likely at many places, with heavy rainfall (ranging between 7 and 11 cm) expected at isolated locations in Bihar, East Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Madhya Pradesh, North Interior Karnataka, Punjab, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand.
The department further confirmed the continued progression of the Southwest Monsoon, which has now advanced into more parts of the North Arabian Sea and Gujarat, as well as remaining areas of Vidarbha, additional parts of Madhya Pradesh, most of Chhattisgarh, the remaining regions of Odisha, parts of Jharkhand, and the entirety of Gangetic West Bengal. It has also covered the rest of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and moved into parts of Bihar.