Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday dismissed the daily off of all government officers and instructed them to be on the ground and check their separate rain- hit areas.
” history, Delhi entered 126 mm of downfall. Only 15 per cent of the total thunderstorm downfall passed within a span of 12 hours. People faced significant problems due to waterlogging. moment, all the ministers and the mayor of Delhi will check the problem areas. They’ve instructed officers from all departments to cancel their Sunday vacation and be present on the ground for examination,” Kejriwal twittered.
कल दिल्ली में 126mm बारिश हुई। मॉनसून सीज़न की टोटल बारिश का 15% मात्र 12 घण्टे में बरसा। लोग जल भराव से काफ़ी परेशान हुए। आज दिल्ली के सभी मंत्री और मेयर problem areas का इंस्पेक्शन करेंगे। सभी विभागों के अफ़सरों को संडे की छुट्टी कैंसिल कर के, ग्राउंड पर उतरने के निर्देश दिये…
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 9, 2023
For two days, the entire NCR( National Capital Region) has been witnessing heavy rain, which has touched off waterlogging problems and other significant issues.
The original rain of thunderstorm rain extorted annihilation in both domestic and marketable areas of Delhi on Saturday, recording126.1 mm of downfall between8.30a.m. and5.30p.m., the loftiest since the 24- hour downfall of133.4 mm on July 10, 2003, said an IMD( India Meteorological Department) functionary. The megacity had logged an each- time high of266.2 mm on July 21, 1958.
rain, which started on Friday, marked the first substantial downfall of the season, egging the allocation of an’ orange’ alert for farther showers on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department( IMD) also issued a’ unheroic’ alert for Sunday.
Due to the rain, 15 houses collapsed in the capital on Saturday, and one house collapsed on Sunday morning.