Delhi weather update – Z+ Insurance

Localised showers drench north Delhi, rest of national capital remains dry

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While North Delhi saw a heavy spell of rain Tuesday in an event of localised rainfall, there was no shower in most parts of the national capital.

The weather stations at the Delhi Ridge and the adjoining Delhi University area recorded rainfall more than what the Safdarjung weather station, which provides a marker for the city, recorded this September so far. The weather station in the Delhi Ridge, which is a synoptic manual observatory, recorded 87 mm rainfall on Tuesday while the automatic weather station at Delhi University recorded 83.5 mm.

Much of this rainfall was recorded between 3.45 pm and 5.30 pm, according to the officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The two observatories are just about 3 km apart, officials said. They added, the southern parts of the city mostly remained dry.

While eight weather stations in Delhi, including Safdarjung, recorded no rainfall at all between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, two stations recorded only traces of rain, and Najafgarh recorded only light rainfall.

According to IMD officials, the localised heavy rainfall event was due to moisture-laden easterly or southeasterly winds that reached Delhi-NCR on account of a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and the presence of a western disturbance. These weather systems also brought moderate to heavy rainfall to Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

Overcast skies and light to moderate rainfall remain on the forecast for Delhi Wednesday. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon has begun withdrawing from Rajasthan. The IMD said in an update Tuesday that monsoon has withdrawn from parts of southwest Rajasthan and adjoining Kutch Tuesday.

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2 dead, a dozen injured in Monday’s storm in Delhi

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At least two people died while over a dozen were injured as heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Monday afternoon. Police said a large number of trees and poles were uprooted, which damaged cars and injured people. Traffic came to a halt as many streets were lined with fallen trees.

In Central Delhi, a 50-year-old man died after a portion of a balcony fell on him outside his house near Jama Masjid. The incident took place around 4 pm.

Shweta Chauhan, DCP (Central), said, “We received a call from Sanjeevan Hospital in Daryaganj about the death. The deceased, Kailash Lal, was walking outside his house. Due to the heavy rain and storm, a portion of a balcony on the second floor collapsed on him. His son, Himanshu, tried rescuing him and took him to the hospital but Kailash was declared dead on arrival.”

A 65-year-old homeless man, who was resting near a tree on a footpath in North Delhi’s Angoori Bagh area, also died after the tree fell on him. He was with two other men, who were rescued. The deceased has been identified as Basir. His friends, Neeraj and Devender, suffered minor injuries.

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According to the Delhi Police Headquarters, they received 294 calls of fallen trees till 8 pm on Monday. Police personnel across districts rushed to help people who were either stuck in traffic or trapped under damaged walls, trees or poles. Visuals showed policemen picking up victims, removing trees from the streets and clearing traffic during the rain.

Many incidents were recorded in the Central, New Delhi and North districts of the capital. Many cars and vehicles, some belonging to the Delhi Police, were also damaged because they were parked close to trees.

Police said a 37-year-old man and his family were trapped in their Creta car after a neem tree fell on it. Sagar Singh Kalsi, DCP (North), said, “The incident took place near Kabootar Market. The man, Chetan Malhotra, was with his wife and their one-year-old child when a tree fell on their car. They were trapped. Our staff rushed and rescued all of them. They are all safe.”

Staff said they are working at different places as calls of wall collapse and trees falling are piling up. Over eight calls of house collapse have been recorded, said officials, adding that they also received calls of air conditioners falling from a building on Parliament Street and causing damage to cars and auto-rickshaws plying on the road. Nobody was reported injured.

A Delhi Fire Services official said their teams have also been called to help remove uprooted trees and poles from the street, help people and ease traffic. Atul Garg, DFS Chief, said, “In less than an hour, we received over 32 calls of trees falling in Connaught Place this evening. Our teams worked to help locals.”

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