The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light rain and cloudy in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad on Wednesday. Apart from this, new weather alerts have also been issued for Gujarat, West Bengal, parts of the Northeast and Southern Region.
IMD has predicted light rain in Delhi
Delhiites expect light rain and drizzle on 1 October. Changes in weather conditions are expected to drop a significant drop in temperature, which will give some relief to the residents after the long -standing heat.The Meteorological Department has commonly predicted cloudy and light rain or drizzle in the national capital on 1 October. Also, the maximum temperature is expected to be between 34–36 ° C and the minimum temperature of 25–27 ° C.
Information of waterlogging and traffic jam in Delhi on Tuesday
On Tuesday, due to heavy rains in the national capital, waterlogging and traffic jams were reported in various parts of Delhi.Till Tuesday, between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, the city’s primary weather center recorded 37.8 mm of rain, leading to the October rain ahead of its long -term monthly average 15.1 mm. According to the final 24 -hour figure to be released on Wednesday morning, the rain in the city is expected to be much higher than the October average.
The heavy rains in Delhi yesterday damage the effigies of Ravana
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a ‘Orange Alert’ for Delhi, which has warned of thunderstorms, electricity and strong winds at a speed of 40 kmph with moderate to heavy rains, upgrading from yellow. Under the color-coded system of the IMD, the orange warning places the city in “ready” mode.
In some parts of the city, the huge effigies of Ravana being prepared for the Dussehra ceremony were damaged by the heavy rains on Tuesday. The work of making effigies of Ravana in Titarpur begins weeks before Dussehra. Yesterday’s rain caused a lot of damage to the effigies of Ravana in Titarpur. In the video shared on social media, the material separated from the effigies of Ravana is seen lying on the pavement and the artisans who made the effigy were seen trying to save their remaining part.
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Near the Rajouri Garden area, an effigy of Ravana looked collapsing, his wet face was bent and the wooden frames were bending with water pressure and the color was also scattered. Arjun Kumar, chairman of Luv Kush Ramlila Committee, said, “Our effigies have become a little wet due to sudden heavy rains, as the three effigies were excluded due to their height. We have to get them repaired now. ”
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Ravi Jain, press secretary of Shri Ram Religious Leela Committee, said, “We were still going to create an effigy of Ravana, but we had to postpone it due to heavy rains. Thankfully, we did not start quickly, otherwise there could have been heavy losses. However, there has been a loss. ”Durga Puja organizers also faced trouble due to sudden change in weather as the pandals were less than normal due to unexpected rains. Amit Roy, president of a pandal, said, “We had taken precautionary steps, so there was no major problem. But the number of spectators decreased. ”
Devotees could not reach the pandals on time due to traffic jams and waterlogging at Kashmiri Gate. Joint Secretary Shankho Mita said, “There was heavy waterlogging in areas like Geeta Colony and Kashmiri Gate. Many devotees came very late for Pooja after being stuck in traffic for hours.
In CR Park, the permanent pandal of the Kali Temple Society did not suffer any significant damage. Pradeep Ganguly, vice -president of the pandal, said, “We were also surprised by the rain, but we did not have any major problem. Since the Prime Minister’s visit was scheduled, the authorities took the area under their control.