As many as five flights – four Delhi-bound domestic flights and one international flight – were diverted to neighbouring cities
In Delhi, the monsoon rainfall broke all records in 46 years, to touch the 1,000 mm mark on Friday, the highest annual rainfall. Parts of the Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) airport forecourt was waterlogged, and an ‘orange alert’ has been issued. Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed aircraft on the ground at the airport, which is partially flooded.
Airlines like IndiGo, SpiceJet are requesting passengers to track their flight status before leaving for the airport.
Delhi International Airport (DIAL) said on Twitter that the issue “has been resolved. Our team was immediately aligned to look into it and the issue has been resolved.”
According to reports that quoted airport officials, as many as five flights – four Delhi-bound domestic flights and one international flight – were diverted to neighbouring cities.
The monsoon withdraws from Delhi by September 25, and light to moderate rain is likely in the next two days. In 2003, the national capital had received 1,050 mm of rainfall
The India Meteorological Department or IMD said, “Thunderstorm with heavy to very heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of few places of Delhi (Akshardham, Shahadra, Preet Vihar), NCR (Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Loni Dehat, Hindon AF, Indirapuram, Chapraula)”.
“The Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered the official marker for the city, had gauged 1,150 mm of rainfall in the 1975 monsoon season. This year, the precipitation has already hit the 1,100-mm mark and the season has not ended yet,” an IMD official was quoted as saying
Normally, Delhi records 648.9 mm of rainfall during the monsoon season, according to the IMD.
The monsoon withdraws from Delhi by September 25, and light to moderate rain is likely in the next two days. In 2003, the national capital had received 1,050 mm of rainfall.
September rainfall in for Delhi this year has been recorded at 343.6 mm, which is the highest in at least 12 years, according to data available on the IMD’s website.
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