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.
A show cause notice has been issued to the Assistant Engineer concerned, while an explanation has also been sought regarding the issue from the Executive Engineer
Lauding the efforts being made to clean drains in the national capital, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena said on Sunday that it was encouraging to see the Irrigation & Flood Control Department striving to make the drains flow and mitigate waterlogging amidst unexpected heavy rains.
Kapoor said that the rain that occurred around midnight on May 1 and 2 was not ordinary, but an unseasonal, record-breaking downpour accompanied by a storm, which caused water-logging in many areas of Delhi.
Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday directed Public Works Department officials to complete all tasks without excuses, stressing that improving the department's image was now mandatory.
Shortly after the heavy unseasonal rain in Delhi on Friday, which caused waterlogging at several places, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh were on the ground zero to inspect the waterlogging spots and ensure that the complaints were resolved in time.
