NEW DELHI: Heavy rains brought the mercury down in Delhi on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at 31.5 degrees Celsius. Some parts of the city witnessed waterlogging as well, officials said.
According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi's minimum temperature was 19 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. The IMD has forecast an overcast sky on Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 31 and 18 degrees Celsius respectively.
Delhi Traffic Police informed that the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road in south Delhi was closed due to waterlogging at Pul Prahladpur underpass and asked commuters to take alternate routes.
"Due to waterlogging at Pul Prahladpur underpass, MB road is closed. Please avoid this route. Kindly take alternate route MB Road-Maa Anandmai Marg towards Badarpur," the Delhi Traffic Police tweeted.
Other places from where waterlogging was reported included Kirari, Rohtak Road, and Nangloi, civic officials said.
However, no major waterlogging was reported from anywhere.
Meanwhile, Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was in the moderate category at 135 at 9.45pm, real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.
The MeT department had predicted thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain over few places and adjoining areas of entire Delhi in Haryana and West UP.
(With inputs from PTI)
