CM Arvind Kejriwal: Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, said on Sunday that all ministers and the mayor will examine regions where people are experiencing difficulties due to waterlogging after heavy rain in the nation’s capital. He added that the Sunday holiday for all officers has been cancelled and that all officers have been told to be on the ground. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast light to moderate rainfall for today, thus Delhi awoke to more rain on Sunday.
Chief Minister Takes Swift Action as Monsoon Rainfall Sets Records
‘Yesterday, 126 mm of rain fell over Delhi. In just 12 hours, 15% of the monsoon season’s total rainfall was recorded. Due to water logging, people were really upset. Today, the mayor of Delhi and all of the ministers will tour the trouble spots. All departments’ officers have been told to forgo Sunday off and report to duty,’ the CM tweeted. This comes after the first round of intense monsoon rain on Saturday wrecked havoc in the national capital’s residential and business districts by flooding roads, overflowing drains, and paralysing traffic for hours. At 8:30 am today, the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s main meteorological station, recorded 153 mm of precipitation, the most since July 25, 1982.
Rainfall Records Shattered as City Receives Heaviest Downpour in Decades
According to a senior IMD official quoted by news agency PTI, the Safdarjung Observatory reported 153 mm of rain in 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, the most since 169.9 mm fell in 24 hours on July 25, 1982. On July 10, 2003, the city had 133.4 mm of rain, and on July 21, 1958, 266.2 mm of rain, which is a record. According to PTI, the precipitation totals at Ridge, Lodhi Road, and Delhi University were 134.5 mm, 123.4 mm, and 118 mm, respectively. The Met Office defines light rainfall as less than 15 mm, moderate rainfall as between 15 and 64.5 mm, heavy rainfall as between 64.5 and 115.5 mm, and extremely heavy rainfall as between 115.6 and 204.4 mm. Extremely heavy rainfall is defined as a total of 204.4 mm.
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