Monsoon update: Rainfall in Chandigarh breaches all time record, here's more details

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ALSO READ: Monsoon Fury LIVE Updates It took to Twitter and wrote, "The general public is being informed that road dividing sec 14/15, sector 14 side has caved in and the traffic is being diverted from sector 14/15 light point towards PGI Chowk. The Concerned Road Wing department has been apprised of immediate measures." It also added, “Kindly avoid this stretch of road and adopt an alternative route. The citizens are advised and requested not to take this road and to avoid taking any risk by making any attempt to cross from this location." Apart from this, the national capital too received 153 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours which is the highest 24-hour rainfall in July after 2013.

“The amount of rainfall that happened in 12 hours on Saturday was 15% of the total monsoon rain. The record of the last 20 years has been broken. As far as the preparations are concerned, we were fully prepared.

However, the problem of waterlogging arose because of record rainfall. I want to ensure the public of Delhi that all the officers and workers are working continuously...They have been working day and night in places where there is waterlogging," said Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi. Meanwhile, The weather department has issued a red alert amid unseasonal snowfall and heavy rains in Ladakh.

The rains also triggered landslides on the Leh-Kargil-Srinagar National Highway at Lamayuru, forcing the closure of the strategic highway. Several other incidents, like parts of NH 44 in Jammu Kashmir's Chabba Seri washed away, cracks developed on Chamba-Pathankot national highway blocked near Banikhet, Yamuna water level in Delhi nearing danger mark, etc have been reported due to heavy rains in North India. Alerts have also been issued Jammu-Kashmir,