Heavy rains in Delhi: Schools to remain closed on Monday; govt asks officials to be on field
Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed the closure of schools on Monday and also instructed government officials to be on the field. In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said, «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.» Delhi recorded 153 mm of rain in 24 hours ending 8:30 on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since 1982, the India Meteorological Department 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. The Safdarjung Observatory, the city's primary weather station, recorded 153 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 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.
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