Incessant rains pound Delhi causing waterlogging
NEW DELHI: A man drowned in a flooded underpass in southeast Delhi on Monday, a day of heavy rain that caused waterlogging and traffic snarls in many parts of the city.
As weary Delhiites resigned themselves to another rained out day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held out the promise of a better tomorrow with a world class drainage system soon.
People took to social media to upload videos of waterlogged streets, markets and colonies.
In some of the videos, people were seen wading through knee-deep water in Najafgarh and Narela markets.
Waterlogging was also reported on many road stretches, including ITO, Ring Road and Mathura Road, Pul Prahladpur underpass, Ring Road, areas near Pragati Maidan, Palam, Kirari, Rohtak Road and Dhaula Kuan.
The city woke up to incessant overnight rains on Monday morning having received 70 mm rain till 8.
30 am that caused waterlogging in several parts of the city.
The national capital is expected to continue receiving moderate rainfall with some isolated intense spells for the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.
A 27-year-old man drowned while allegedly clicking selfies and filming a waterlogged railway underpass in southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur area on Monday, police said.
He has been identified as Ravi Chautala of Jaitpur, they said.
The police said local people told them that the victim had gone in the waterlogged underpass to click selfies and make videos.
“Information was received about the drowning of a person below railway underpass Pul Prahladpur.
Fire brigade and divers were called in to rescue him but later his body was recovered and he was identified as Ravi Chautala,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) R P Meena said.
Traffic police officials said the vehicular movement on the Pul Prahladpur stretch in southeast Delhi had to be shut due to waterlogging in the underpass.
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