Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees. NEW DELHI: Friday was the season’s wettest day in many parts of Delhi, and the fourth straight rainy day, testing the capital’s infrastructure to the maximum.There was familiar traffic chaos as many arterial stretches were flooded, particularly in south…
4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Aug 7, 2026 11:11 AM IST The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a three-hour red alert in Delhi. In the last 24 hours, the city’s primary observatory at Safdarjung recorded 59.2 mm rain, while Lodi Road and Ridge received 60.4 mm and 57 mm, respectively. The continuous heavy rainfall is…
5 min readNew DelhiAug 7, 2026 09:56 AM IST The stench of wet sludge hung in the air outside Govindpuri Metro station on Thursday as commuters stepped around heaps of freshly-dredged muck from a roadside stormwater drain, hours after heavy morning showers lashed Delhi and prompted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red…
NEW DELHI: Widespread rainfall lashed Delhi on Wednesday, leading to traffic snarls and waterlogging in many areas, while the weather office issued yellow and orange alerts for various parts of the city, warning of moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm activity.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), between 8.30 am and 11.30 am on Wednesday, Safdarjung,…
