Delhi Issued Red Alert for Heavy Rain

1. The heavy downpour, which saw sections of the city receive unprecedented rainfall, prompted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to release a red alert for Delhi. The IMD urged residents to stay indoors, secure their residences, and avoid unnecessary travel.

2. Delhi Education Minister Atishi declared late on Wednesday that all educational institutions in the city would remain shut on August 1. 

3. Travelers described extensive traffic disorder not only in Delhi but also on the Delhi-Noida Expressway. In the national capital, commuters on the Mehrauli-Chhattarpur road claimed to be trapped on the road for over 1.5 hours due to heavy rain.

4. Likewise, long lines of vehicles were observed on the DND Flyway from Uttar Pradesh’s Noida to Delhi’s Moolchand. 

5. Traffic was particularly disorderly on streets in Lutyens’ Delhi and those leading to Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad. Old Rajinder Nagar, where students were demonstrating against the demise of three UPSC aspirants in a flooded coaching institute basement, was submerged in knee-deep water. In Connaught Place, several showrooms and eateries encountered flooding.

6. In Ghazipur, Tanuja and her three-year-old son Priyansh drowned after sliding into a waterlogged drain near Khoda Colony.

7. In north Delhi’s Sabji Mandi area, a residence collapsed near Robin Cinema injuring one individual, while in Vasant Kunj, a woman was injured when a wall collapsed due to the heavy rains.

8. In Noida, numerous underpasses were flooded due to the heavy rain overnight.

9. The weather also disrupted air traffic, with at least 10 flights to Delhi being diverted to Jaipur and Lucknow. Airlines cautioned of potential additional disruptions due to the weather conditions.

10. At Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, display boards indicate all flights are punctual but passengers are verbally informed about delays once they pass through the gates. 

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