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Delhi records season’s highest one-day rain, several areas waterlogged- In pics

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday (August 21, 2021) revealed that the capital city has recorded 138.8mm rain in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am today, which is the season's highest one-day rain. Additionally, the Met department has issued an orange alert for moderate rain in Delhi today.

Heavy rains lashed the national capital on Saturday morning, leading to waterlogging in several parts of the city including underneath Minto Bridge, Moolchand underpass and ITO.

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Updated:Aug 21, 2021, 10:24 AM IST

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Delhi Traffic Police close, divert routes due to waterlogging

#WATCH Heavy rainfall in Delhi since morning causes traffic snarls due to waterlogging at ITO-Pragati Maidan road pic.twitter.com/YSgHggJWQ5
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Following reports of waterlogging, the Delhi Traffic Police started issuing notifications on its Twitter page to inform commuters about the closed or diverted routes. Public Works Department (PWD) officials said the field staff was on the ground to address waterlogging complaints on priority.

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Minto Bridge closed

#WATCH Heavy rainfall in Delhi causes waterlogging at Minto Bridge, traffic movement stopped pic.twitter.com/FSRpv464QY
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"Traffic movement on Minto Bridge (both carriageways) has been closed due to waterlogging. Please avoid (the) stretch," the traffic police said in a series of tweets.

"Traffic is affected at Moolchand Underpass due to waterlogging. Inconvenience is regretted. Azad Market Underpass is closed due to 1.5 feet waterlogging, please avoid using this route. Sorry for the inconvenience," it said.

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Waterlogging at various locations

#WATCH Traffic crawls in Connaught Place due to waterlogging as rains continue to lash the national capital. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/loQKImcC52
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2021

Other areas that witnessed waterlogging due to heavy rains include Pul Prahladpur underpass, Lajpat Nagar, Jangpura, ITO, roads around Pragati Maidan, Sangam Vihar, Rohtak Road, Mangolpuri, Kirari and Malviya Nagar.

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Traffic affected at Mehrauli-Badarpur road

Traffic movement was also disrupted on the Mehrauli-Badarpur road in south Delhi due to the waterlogging.

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Officials working to resolve the issue

A PWD official said the department's field staff was working to resolve the issue. "The intensity of rain this morning was high, so a few areas of the city witnessed waterlogging. Our field staff is on the ground and we are closely monitoring the situation," the official said.

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