Online deliveries in deep water after heavy rains as monsoon lashes northern India

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With the drainage system overwhelmed, roads were inundated with water at waist height and more. Most delivery services such as Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit and Milk Basket stopped taking orders as large clusters were unserviceable. Elsewhere, there were extended delays, said executives at ecommerce platforms, besides grocery and restaurant companies. «Our operations have been affected due to rains in some parts of the country. We hope to be back soon,» food delivery platform Zomato, which also owns instant grocery delivery platform Blinkit, tweeted on Sunday, in response to multiple consumer complaints. The monsoon has been lashing northern India over the past few days leading to deaths, landslides, property destruction and people rendered homeless.

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Restaurants Badly Hit The rain has been heavier than normal owing to the confluence of two weather systems — monsoon winds and a western disturbance, according to the India Meteorological Department. Himachal Pradesh is the worst hit with about 20 people dead, PTI said. The weather has impacted services due to infrastructure constraints and difficult road conditions, said a Zomato executive. «We are trying our best to be serviceable at this time,» this executive said. Restaurants were badly hit with few guests braving the rain in any case. «Deliveries are more or less at a standstill in rain-impacted cities as logistics are severely hampered,» said Anjan Chatterjee, chairman of Speciality Restaurants, which operates Mainland China and Oh! Calcutta. «Dine-ins are anyway affected because people are unable to move out of their homes. We hope this is a