Heavy rains, hail lash Delhi-NCR, traffic affected

The national capital region on Saturday witnessed heavy hailstorm and rains, with the weather office predicting light rains in the evening. The sky turned dark in the afternoon with the wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph in the national capital, the IMD said. There will be light rains in the evening as well, the IMD added. With the sudden heavy rains, several parts of the city were waterlogged, affecting the flow of traffic. “Traffic is affected at Mahadev Chowk, Bawana, the carriageway from Azadpur Flyover towards Fruit Mandi due to waterlogging near Panchwathi Colony, Anand Parbat, Boulevard Road, Kashmiri Gate, Rohtak Road at Punjabi Bagh, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg and Chhata Rail due to waterlogging,” the Delhi traffic police said. According to the Skymet, the Western Disturbance prevailing in north India has brought rain, hail, and thunderstorm. (IANS)

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