On Saturday night, Delhi, which is still suffering from floods, experienced a brief but strong downpour that made things worse for many locals. In Delhi, a number of roadways have persisted in being under water, which has hampered traffic flow. More rain is expected on Sunday, which would worsen the plight of thousands of people who are residing in relief camps, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). According to a report in the Hindustan Times, a sister publication of Livemint, the Safdarjung Observatory recorded 12.8mm of rain on Saturday between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. 11 mm, 18.2 mm, and 29.5 mm of rain fell in Lodhi Road, Palam, and Pusa, respectively, during the same time frame.
The brief period of rain yesterday reduced the temperature. A degree below average, the maximum temperature was 34.6 degrees Celsius (°C). 27.1 degrees Celsius was the minimum temperature that was recorded. The city’s pollution level remained in the “satisfactory” range. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the average Air Quality Index (AQI) reading for the last 24 hours was 100.
Several parts of the capital’s metropolis were still under water as of Sunday. At 8 AM in Delhi, 206.02 meters of water were in the Yamuna River. Images showed that the Red Fort walls on Ring Road were brushed by water from the overflowing Yamuna. The waterlogging issue on the roadways from Kashmere Gate to Majnu Ka Tila has improved today, though.
The central government, which is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, has been charged with organizing a plot to flood the city with water from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana, according to the ruling e Aam Adami Party (AAP). Notably, the blame-spinning contest between the governments of Delhi and Haryana over the floods in Delhi went on.
Atishi, the minister of the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD), charged that the Haryana government had purposefully allowed water from the Hathini Kund Barrage to flow into Delhi.
Anil Vij, the home minister for Haryana, responded to the Delhi government by asserting that his administration is not “blaming” anyone despite the fact that it too receives water from other states. “Water from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh arrived in our state as well, but we are not blaming anyone. We are attempting to arrange things, stated Anil Vij.
