NEW DELHI :
DELHI recorded more than a
hundred millimetres of rainfall
in one hour, leading to waterlogging in several areas of the
national capital and prompting the weather office to issue
a ‘red’ warning.
The National Flash Flood
Guidance Bulletin also included Delhi in its list of ‘areas of
concern’, the weather office
said. According to the India
Meteorological Department’s
(IMD) Automatic Weather
Station (AWS) network, the
Pragati Maidan observatory in
central Delhi recorded 112.5
mm of rainfall in one hour.
An extreme amount of precipitation in a short period,
specifically 100 mm of rainfall
within an hour, is defined bythe IMD as a “cloud burst”.
There has, however, been noofficial statement on the situation from weather officials.
Delhi Lt Governor, in a poston X, said he cautioned officersto remain alert in light of theheavy downpour. “Apart fromensuring minimum inconvenience to people in general, theyare advised to specificallyaddress issues at sites prone towaterlogging, including coaching centres,” he said in the post