29 August,2024 12:52 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The traffic movement is affected at several areas, including GTK Road, between Mukarba Chowk and Azadpur Chowk, owing to waterlogging near GTK Depot, the Traffic Police said. Pic/PTI
Overnight rains led to waterlogging in many parts of the national capital, affecting traffic movement on Thursday morning during the rush hour.
According to Delhi Traffic Police, traffic was affected on both the carriageways of GTK Road, between Mukarba Chowk and Azadpur Chowk, as well as on MB Road between Khanpur and Shooting Range T-Point, and on the Rohtak Road's Nangloi and Tikri Border carriageway, owing to waterlogging, news agency PTI reported.
In posts on X, the Delhi Traffic Police put out information on waterlogged roads and asked commuters to plan their journey accordingly. "Due to waterlogging near GGR/PDR underpass and Ring Road under Dhaula Kuan Flyover, traffic will remain affected on Ring Road, Vande Mataram Marg and NH 48. Kindly plan your journey accordingly," the traffic police in Delhi said.
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Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 32 degrees Celsius while the humidity level was 100 per cent at 8.30 am.
IMD has forecast cloudy sky with moderate rain or thundershowers during the day.
The Safdarjung observatory, which provides representative data for the national capital, recorded 77.1 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours up to 8.30 am on Thursday. The Lodhi Road observatory recorded 92.2 mm rainfall during the same period, while Ridge registered 18.2 mm, Palam 54.5 mm and Ayanagar 62.4 mm, IMD said.
According to the weather bureau parameters, 2.5-15.5 mm of rain is considered light rainfall, 15.6 mm-64.4 mm as moderate, 64.5-115.5 mm heavy, 115.6-204.4 mm very heavy and over 204.5 mm as extremely heavy rainfall.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the 'satisfactory' category with a reading of 60 at 9 am, as per the Central Pollution Control Board. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe.
(With PTI inputs)
