The air quality index in Delhi (AQI) dropped to 51 on Tuesday afternoon after the capital was witnessed on Monday evening. According to the air quality management Commission, Delhi registered its lowest daily average of the year near the category “Good” on Tuesday 16:00.
Delhi was witnessed on Monday evening by fresh magic of rain. While the heavy downpour, accompanied by impact winds lowered temperatures, he also released chaos on the roads – with traffic jams and waterlogged streets that left commuting and frustrated in several parts of capital.
Vodopis, traffic chaos
Several visuals published by Netizens on the social media showed a road near Indira Gandhi (Igi), Mahipalpur, among others flooded with water. Add to this, traffic jams, many commuting claims that they have been stuck for a long time.
According to IMD data, the road road recorded the highest cumulative precipitation on Monday at 18.5 mm to 8:30. Pragati Maidan received 24.3 mm rain, Ayanagar, 15.5 mm, Safdarjung, 15.8 mm and Palam, 8.5 mm.
Gurgaon also witnessed a similar traffic chaos because of heavy rains.
On Monday, the weather office issued a yellow warning of Delhi-NCR, predicted light up to medium rainfall with storms and impact winds (30-50 km / h) across all four regions-mercy, northeast, southwest and southeast Delhi, between 17:50 and 20:00.
Delhi cm directs officials to take immediate steps
At the beginning of this week, Prime Minister Delhi Rekha Gupta expressed concern about the situation on water throughout the city and ordered officials of the relevant departments to take immediate and effective measures to solve the problem. According to the report, it also emphasized the importance of ensuring public comfort during the monsoon season.
This year, Monsoon arrived eight days earlier in India and brought heavy rainfall and floods in several cities and disrupted everyday life in many areas.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts in the coming days a “generally cloudy sky with a slight rain”.
(With the entry from agencies)
(Tagstotranslate) Air quality index in Delhi
