Light to moderate rainfall likely in the capital till July 31, check IMD forecast

Delhi Weather: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast on Sunday, light to moderate rainfall is expected in Delhi over the next five days. According to the Met Department’s forecast, the national capital will receive sporadic heavy rainfall till July 31. According to the meteorological department, heavy rainfall is possible in several areas of the national capital on July 30 and 31.

“Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thundershowers and lightning very likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and East Rajasthan; scattered to fairly widespread rainfall over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Rajasthan during the next 5 days,” the IMD forecast said.

On Sunday, there was mild to moderate rainfall in several parts of Delhi. The IMD predicted cloudy skies and mild rain throughout the day. The lowest temperature in the city on Sunday was 28.2 degrees Celsius, which is 0.9 degrees lower than the seasonal average.

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This follows a flash flood that claimed the lives of three IAS candidates. Heavy rain on Saturday caused the basement of the institute to flood, killing three IAS candidates. Several candidates staged protests outside Rau’s IAS Study Circle.

With knee-deep water in the ground after a downpour, a protester demanded swift action from the government, calling it a “complete negligence.” According to an official, the water in the basement is being pumped out and the bodies have been transferred for legal action.

Following the fatalities, many people blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership for mismanagement and shared videos of flooded basements on social media.