Under its influence, the Tirupati and Nellore districts would receive heavy rains accompanied by squally winds up to 60 kmph, before the deep depression is likely to fizzle out gradually on Tuesday.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday alleged that the previous government neglected the national capital's rural belt, stating that many areas of the city's villages struggled with severe waterlogging, broken roads and the absence of sewer lines and proper drainage systems.
As waterlogging disrupted life in Kolkata following overnight incessant rain, political parties in West Bengal cancelled all their scheduled programmes on Tuesday.
Air traffic at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) was severely hit on Tuesday as 55 flights, including 28 arrivals and 27 departures, were cancelled between midnight and 1 p.m, officials said.
With reports of highest ever 300 mm rainfall for five hours recorded in the city on Tuesday night leading to waterlogging in many hospitals throughout the day.
Parts of the NCR (National Capital Region) remain flooded as the Yamuna's rising water levels, following heavy rainfall, submerge roads, farms, and low-lying areas in Noida and Delhi.
Taking potshots at the saffron party, AAP said if this is how Delhi is to be run, the party should sell off its ‘four engines’ as scrap and buy four boats instead so that, at least, Delhiites could navigate the mess left behind by the BJP.
Sood noted that flooding of schools has been a recurring problem and asked officials from the Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to work on a permanent solution. He said the plan should be implemented in phases to address all aspects of inundation.
Heavy rainfall has lashed several parts of Mumbai city on Monday, bringing the traffic to a halt and creating a waterlogging situation in several areas.
He said even a single death due to waterlogging or wall collapse in Delhi is deeply unfortunate and the BJP government treats such incidents with the seriousness and sensitivity they deserve.
