Heavy rain in Delhi predicted, orange alert till July 2

Civic bodies gear to address waterlogging

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The India Meteorological Department has predicted overcast conditions and heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday in Delhi. It also said that heavy rains at isolated places in Delhi and adjoining states are very likely till July 4. The IMD has put the city on “orange alert” till July 2.

The weather department has predicted moderate rain and thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds on Sunday night.

Boosting manpower and equipment deployment to address waterlogging and keeping field units on high alert are among the steps taken by civic bodies amid a prediction of heavy rains in Delhi till Tuesday.

The national capital was brought to its knees on Friday morning as 228.1 mm of rainfall on the first day of monsoon, the highest for the month of June since 1936, submerged several parts of the city and claimed multiple lives.

An official in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said the civic body has ramped up manpower deployment to handle waterlogging complaints and is monitoring areas under Lutyens’ Delhi through CCTV cameras.