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Heavy Rain, Waterlogging Cripple Delhi Traffic; IGI Airport’s Terminal 1 Flooded | Watch

Heavy rain causes waterlogging across Delhi-NCR, disrupting traffic and flooding IGI Airport Terminal 1; flights diverted amid chaos.

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Heavy Rain, Waterlogging Cripple Delhi Traffic; IGI Airport’s Terminal 1 Flooded | Watch

Rain and waterlogging in certain areas of Delhi and neighboring cities such as Haryana’s Gurugram, Uttar Pradesh’s Noida caused traffic congestion on Tuesday night when the rain persisted during rush hours.

Waterlogging Reported at IGI Airport and Across Delhi 

Internal visuals from Terminal 1 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport indicated waterlogging following heavy rain in Delhi.


The rain caused knee-deep waterlogging in a few places such as the underpass opposite Delhi Cantonment, Zakhira Underpass, Pul Prahladpurr, ITO, and Delhi Najafgarh Road and Delhi Rohtak Road, impacting road movement.

Key Roads Affected by Heavy Traffic Amidst Rain

Some of the roads that experienced heavy traffic included a portion of National Highway 48, from Dhaula Kuan towards the airport and Gurugram.

An underpass near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, en route Dwarka, was also noticed heavily waterlogged among others. Rain caused waterlogging at Delhi’s Mahipalpur bypass underpass.

Flight Operations Disrupted Due to Bad Weather and Heavy Rain

Besides road snarls, the bad weather in Delhi-NCR also caused 12 flight diversions on Tuesday.

In a passenger Advisory at 3:35 pm on Tuesday, Delhi Airport stated flight operations are likely to be affected considering the bad weather conditions from 15:15 hours. Delhi Airport requested passengers to call respective airlines for updated flight schedules.

Delhi and surrounding cities such as Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram experienced pleasant weather on Tuesday with cloudy conditions and rain, in significant relief from the hot weather that National Capital Region and other regions of North India were experiencing.

IMD Records Rainfall and Wind Speed

IMD reports 10 mm rain at Safdarjung weather station, 5 mm at Lodhi Road, 41 mm at Pusa, 15 mm at Narayana, and 23 mm at Ayanagar on Tuesday.

Winds of 35-40kmph were seen at the Palam and Safdarjung stations between 2.30 pm and 3 pm and recently at 6.30 pm.

The highest temperature in Delhi also at 36.2 degrees Celsius was 3.8 notches less than the season average and 28 degrees Celsius for the low, 1.5 degrees above normal.