"Cars Drowned, Roads Turned Into Rivers": Delhi's Monsoon Nightmare
NDTV
The excessive rain once again exposed the state of civic infrastructure in our cities. Despite the tall claims made by the government and local bodies, even metropolitan cities witnessed extreme waterlogging and traffic snarls over the last two days.
Monsoon fury disrupted normal life across several North Indian states including Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Extremely heavy rainfall has caused waterlogging, swept cars away and washed away bridges in several states.
India received 81% above normal rainfall on Sunday while Delhi recorded the highest rainfall in four decades.
According to the weather department, Himachal Pradesh received 104 mm rainfall on Sunday, which was almost 13 times above normal. The single-day rainfall in Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir was around nine times above normal, while that in Punjab was over 12 times above normal.
