Delhi’s waterlogging woes surface in just two days of Monsoon rain, death toll rises to 11
Delhi rain
At least six people, including four children, died in separate incidents in Delhi amid record-breaking rains that caused severe waterlogging in many parts of the city.
Six deaths in the national capital were reported on Saturday, with the rain-related death toll reaching 11 in the first two days since the monsoon hit the city.
The situation in the capital and the neighbouring regions deteriorated, with the authorities saying that they have taken strong measures to prevent waterlogging in the coming days when heavy rains have been forecast.
News agency PTI reported that a 60-year-old man died after he got stuck with his scooter in a waterlogged underpass in Okhla. The deceased Digvijay Kumar Chaudhary was a resident of Jaitpur in Delhi, the agency added.
Meanwhile, the bodies of three labourers were pulled out on Saturday morning from the rubble of a wall that collapsed at a construction site in the Vasant Vihar area amid heavy rain the day before, officials said.
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Monsoon in Delhi
In Delhi, the monsoon arrived Friday morning and the national capital recorded 228.1 mm of rainfall on day one, the highest since 1936 for the month of June.
The India Metrological Department (IMD) Saturday issued an orange alert for Delhi, predicting heavy rainfall for the next two days.
According to the IMD, 8.9 mm rainfall was recorded between 2:30 pm and 5:30 pm at the Safdarjung observatory, the city's primary weather station, and 12.6 mm at the Lodhi Road observatory.
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Many areas of the city, including the Pragati Maidan tunnel, experienced waterlogging on Friday due to heavy rainfall. The tunnel remained closed on Saturday as well.
According to Public Works Department (PWD) authorities, the tunnel's water draining process was still in progress, and operations are expected to resume late Saturday night.
A representative of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said that the department has increased staffing in response to waterlogging complaints and is using CCTV.
Vice-Chairman Satish Upadhyay of the NDMC announced that four more backup pumps had been installed at Golf Links and Bharti Nagar, which saw severe flooding on Friday.
(With inputs from agencies)