Heavy rain lashes North India; red alert issued as waterlogging and traffic snarls hit NCR

Heavy showers lashed Delhi and the NCR — including Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad — early Thursday, offering respite from the heat but also causing widespread waterlogging and traffic snarls in low-lying areas.

Intense downpours were recorded in Lajpat Nagar, RK Puram, Lodhi Road, and along the Delhi-Haryana border, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to upgrade its alert from ‘yellow’ to ‘red’ for the day.

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Rainfall is expected to persist occur the capital till August 17, according to weather office sources. Outer Ring Road near Subroto Park and Basai Road in Gurugram were among the worst hit, with vehicles crawling through flooded stretches.

Moderate showers were reported from India Gate, Kartavya Path, Punjabi Bagh, Vasant Vihar, and parts of Noida, while heavy clouds kept skies overcast across the region.

In Uttar Pradesh, the IMD issued an orange alert for northern districts such as Bareilly, Lakhimpur, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Bahraich, Sitapur, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Gonda, and Maharajganj. Western UP is likely to see rain or thundershowers at most locations, with lighter spells in the east; intensity is forecast to ease from August 15.

Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh remains on high weather watch, with an orange alert for heavy rain in Chamba, Kangra, and Mandi, and a yellow alert in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Shimla, Solan, and Sirmaur till August 19.