It was another rainy day for Delhiites today with rains lashing the capital for the fifth consecutive day, even as the water level in Yamuna river remained above the danger mark.
The rains once again brought with it traffic snarls, water-logging and vehicle breakdowns. Vehicular movement was slow on Ring Road, Munirka, Laxmi Nagar, Ashram, Mehrauli and Mathura Road.
Traffic was also moving slowly on NH 8 which connects Delhi and Gurgaon and DND flyover which connects the capital and Noida.
The showers began at around 7.45 am as office—goers and students started from their homes to reach their destinations.
The rain gauges measured 16 mm during the day while for a period of 24 hours till 8:30 am today, it got 6.5 mm rains, Met Office said. The city has received 665.5 mm of rains since July five when monsoon reached the capital.
As the sky opened up, vehicular movement also became slow in areas like ITO, Vikas Marg, Connaught Place and AIIMS.
Some people were seen parking their two-wheelers near Metro stations to reach their destinations by the new age transport system.
The city has been hit by incessant rains for the past five days, which brought with it water-logging and huge traffic jams.
Yamuna is flowing at a level of 205.19 metres, 36 cm above the danger level of 204.83 metres. The water level is expected to increase as Haryana has released 3.5 lakh cusecs of water on Sunday.
People living close to the river bank have been evacuated and shifted to camps set up in safer areas, according to officials.
Some 20 camps have been set up to provide shelter to the people affected by the rise in water level, and arrangements for medical and food facilities have been made, an official said.
Met office said the next 24 hours are likely to see a generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers, one or two of which may be heavy.
The maximum was recorded at 33.5 degree Celsius and minimum at 25.2 degrees, both one degree below normal. The humidity was also on the higher side, oscillating between 70 and 98 per cent.
