New Delhi [India], Traffic movement is restricted at the Okhla underpass due to waterlogging, the Delhi Traffic Police announced on Sunday.
"Traffic movement is restricted at Okhla underpass due to waterlogging. Please plan your travel accordingly," police posted on X.
On Saturday, a 60-year-old man drowned in the waters of the Okhla underpass, which was submerged after heavy rains on Friday in the national capital.
Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Friday and Saturday, causing waterlogging, traffic jams, rain-related accidents, casualties and injuries, prompting the government to take steps to address the situation.
Two children allegedly drowned near the rainwater-flooded Siraspur underpass in northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Saturday, police said.
According to Delhi Police, Samaypur Badli Police Station received a call about the drowning of a 12-year-old boy near Siraspur underpass at 2.25 pm. On reaching the spot, it was observed that the underpass near the metro was flooded with nearly 2.5 to 3 feet of water.
Earlier on Friday, two children who had left their homes to play in rainwater drowned after falling into a deep rainwater ditch in Delhi's New Usmanpur area, police said. The deceased were aged 8 and 10 and were residents of Som Bazaar, Gamri, in New Usmanpur area.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Soma Sen told ANI that heavy rain is expected in Delhi over the next two days.
"Rains are expected to increase in the coming days in northern India. The monsoon has advanced further in eastern UP, and in the next 2-3 days, western UP and Haryana will also be covered. It has been Orange alert issued for UP and Chhattisgarh, Odisha and eastern Rajasthan will witness heavy rainfall across central India. Warnings have been issued for Arunachal Pradesh and Assam as extremely heavy rainfall will increase in the Western Peninsula region. tomorrow. "We have declared heavy rain in Delhi for the next two days," Sen said.
Despite heavy rains that lashed the national capital for the past few days, the Delhi Metro saw a significant increase in passenger travel. On Friday, June 28, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) reported more than 69 lakh passenger trips.
"The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) recorded over 69 lakh passenger trips on Friday even as Metro services operated uninterrupted with 99.95 per cent punctuality despite heavy rains that lashed the city and its peripheries," DMRC said in a post on X.
"Traffic movement is restricted at Okhla underpass due to waterlogging. Please plan your travel accordingly," police posted on X.
On Saturday, a 60-year-old man drowned in the waters of the Okhla underpass, which was submerged after heavy rains on Friday in the national capital.
Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Friday and Saturday, causing waterlogging, traffic jams, rain-related accidents, casualties and injuries, prompting the government to take steps to address the situation.
Two children allegedly drowned near the rainwater-flooded Siraspur underpass in northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Saturday, police said.
According to Delhi Police, Samaypur Badli Police Station received a call about the drowning of a 12-year-old boy near Siraspur underpass at 2.25 pm. On reaching the spot, it was observed that the underpass near the metro was flooded with nearly 2.5 to 3 feet of water.
Earlier on Friday, two children who had left their homes to play in rainwater drowned after falling into a deep rainwater ditch in Delhi's New Usmanpur area, police said. The deceased were aged 8 and 10 and were residents of Som Bazaar, Gamri, in New Usmanpur area.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Soma Sen told ANI that heavy rain is expected in Delhi over the next two days.
"Rains are expected to increase in the coming days in northern India. The monsoon has advanced further in eastern UP, and in the next 2-3 days, western UP and Haryana will also be covered. It has been Orange alert issued for UP and Chhattisgarh, Odisha and eastern Rajasthan will witness heavy rainfall across central India. Warnings have been issued for Arunachal Pradesh and Assam as extremely heavy rainfall will increase in the Western Peninsula region. tomorrow. "We have declared heavy rain in Delhi for the next two days," Sen said.
Despite heavy rains that lashed the national capital for the past few days, the Delhi Metro saw a significant increase in passenger travel. On Friday, June 28, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) reported more than 69 lakh passenger trips.
"The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) recorded over 69 lakh passenger trips on Friday even as Metro services operated uninterrupted with 99.95 per cent punctuality despite heavy rains that lashed the city and its peripheries," DMRC said in a post on X.
