Delhi schools to remain closed tomorrow due to heavy rainfall: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi recorded 153 mm rain in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since 1982, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. An interaction between a Western Disturbance and monsoonal winds is leading to an intense rainfall spell over northwest India, including Delhi, which experienced the season's first "very heavy" rainfall on Saturday. "In view of the torrential rains in the last two days and keeping in mind the warnings of the meteorological department, all schools will remain closed on Monday," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi.
The Safdarjung observatory, the city's primary weather station, recorded 153 mm rain in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, the highest since the 24-hour rainfall of 169.9 mm on July 25, 1982, a senior IMD official said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday forecast high-intensity rain for 2-3 days in Delhi. The downpour wreaked havoc as arterial roads, parks, underpasses, markets, and even schools and hospitals were inundated.
According to reports, Delhi witnessed highest rainfall in the past 40 years. A 58-year-old woman died after a wall collapsed on her in Tibbia College Society in Delhi's Karol Bagh due to heavy rain. Meanwhile, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has issued a warning and stated that the water level in the Yamuna river in Delhi is rising and is expected to breach the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Tuesday.
According to the CWC's flood-monitoring portal, the water level in the Yamuna at the Old Railway Bridge stood at 203.18 metres at 1 pm on Sunday. The warning level is 204.5 metres.
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