New Delhi: Uday Bhaskar, a traveler who missed his flight after getting stuck in a traffic jam, expressed disappointment over the government's lack of preparedness as heavy rain in Delhi early Friday paralyzed the national capital.
The monsoon came with a fury to Delhi in the early hours of Friday when heavy rain, the highest on a single June day in 88 years, lashed the city leaving streets flooded, traffic stuck in chaos and flight operations suspended. at Terminal-1 of the Delhi airport. due to canopy collapse.
"On the first day of monsoon, a flood-like situation arose. I wonder how they are going to handle the situation in future. We are completely disappointed by the government's mismanagement," Bhaskar said.
Queues of upset passengers were seen at the airport while flights to different destinations were canceled due to rain.
Finding happiness amid the chaos of Delhi monsoon, Jaswant Singh, whose 11 am flight to Darbhanga was postponed, said, “I am happy that my flight has been delayed; "Otherwise, I would have missed it because the roads were congested due to heavy rains and poor management."
However, after his flight was rescheduled for Saturday, Balvinder Singh said: "This is not only a waste of time but also of our money, because now we have to arrange accommodation ourselves as the airline does not provide nothing".
Travelers faced numerous challenges, including booking a place to stay overnight as several flights were canceled or delayed.
Numerous videos and photographs have appeared on social networks showing flooding in various parts of the city.
While some vehicles were seen submerged in water, others were seen lying in holes and potholes as roads collapsed in some areas due to heavy rains.
In several areas, vehicles were submerged as rainwater flooded the streets.
“I was running towards my office in Gurugram and slipped. Conditions were so bad that people could not walk on the road. We had to take the help of rickshaw drivers to cross the streets as the water was up to our waists,” said Saurav Sharma.
Lawyer Siddhart Shrivastav said that the Meerut Expressway was completely jammed and he returned home after struggling on the streets of Delhi for three hours.
"I was going to Dwarka court from my home in Ghaziabad. The traffic was so heavy that I asked my colleague to take up the matter. I managed to reach Sarai Kale Khan within three hours. However, I returned home later." he said.
Delhi recorded 228.1 mm of rain on Friday, the highest since 1936 for the month of June, and the weatherman predicted more spells over the weekend in the national capital.
The Safdarjung Observatory, the city's main weather station, recorded 228.1 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Friday, more than three times the average June rainfall of 74.1 mm and the most high for the month in at least 16 years.
The monsoon came with a fury to Delhi in the early hours of Friday when heavy rain, the highest on a single June day in 88 years, lashed the city leaving streets flooded, traffic stuck in chaos and flight operations suspended. at Terminal-1 of the Delhi airport. due to canopy collapse.
"On the first day of monsoon, a flood-like situation arose. I wonder how they are going to handle the situation in future. We are completely disappointed by the government's mismanagement," Bhaskar said.
Queues of upset passengers were seen at the airport while flights to different destinations were canceled due to rain.
Finding happiness amid the chaos of Delhi monsoon, Jaswant Singh, whose 11 am flight to Darbhanga was postponed, said, “I am happy that my flight has been delayed; "Otherwise, I would have missed it because the roads were congested due to heavy rains and poor management."
However, after his flight was rescheduled for Saturday, Balvinder Singh said: "This is not only a waste of time but also of our money, because now we have to arrange accommodation ourselves as the airline does not provide nothing".
Travelers faced numerous challenges, including booking a place to stay overnight as several flights were canceled or delayed.
Numerous videos and photographs have appeared on social networks showing flooding in various parts of the city.
While some vehicles were seen submerged in water, others were seen lying in holes and potholes as roads collapsed in some areas due to heavy rains.
In several areas, vehicles were submerged as rainwater flooded the streets.
“I was running towards my office in Gurugram and slipped. Conditions were so bad that people could not walk on the road. We had to take the help of rickshaw drivers to cross the streets as the water was up to our waists,” said Saurav Sharma.
Lawyer Siddhart Shrivastav said that the Meerut Expressway was completely jammed and he returned home after struggling on the streets of Delhi for three hours.
"I was going to Dwarka court from my home in Ghaziabad. The traffic was so heavy that I asked my colleague to take up the matter. I managed to reach Sarai Kale Khan within three hours. However, I returned home later." he said.
Delhi recorded 228.1 mm of rain on Friday, the highest since 1936 for the month of June, and the weatherman predicted more spells over the weekend in the national capital.
The Safdarjung Observatory, the city's main weather station, recorded 228.1 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Friday, more than three times the average June rainfall of 74.1 mm and the most high for the month in at least 16 years.
