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New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, west Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan during next 2-3 days Meanwhile Delhi and many parts of NCR recorded continuous rainfall on Saturday.
The IMD predicted fairly widespread, light or moderate rainfall, with isolated or scattered heavy falls and thunderstorms and lightning, is very likely over Uttarakhand, east Uttar Pradesh and west Madhya Pradesh during October 8-10, and west Uttar Pradesh and east Rajasthan on October 8 and 9.
Forecasting similar rainfall in Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi on Saturday and in east Madhya Pradesh on October 11, it said isolated very heavy rainfall is very likely over Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh till Sunday. As per forecast, moderate rainfall is likely in Delhi on Sunday as well.
Meanwhile, incessant rain on Saturday led to water-logging and traffic jams at several places in Delhi and NCR. The road stretch between INA and AIIMS, the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar, Rohtak Road, Vikas Marg, Najafgarh, Mahipalpur and many others recorded traffic snarls due to water-logging. The Delhi Traffic Police also advised commuters to plan their journey accordingly.Just ahead of Delhi’s smog season, farmers of Punjab & Haryana start setting fields on fire
Just days ahead of the national capital getting shrouded in a thick blanket of smog, farmers of Punjab and Haryana, aptly called India’s prominent granaries, have started setting their fields on fire to quickly clear off the crop residue of paddy so that the field is ready for the next crop, mainly wheat.IANS
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