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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms was recorded in areas including Palam, Jafarpur, Lodhi Road, Safdarjung and Ridge. South Avenue also experienced light rain during the morning.

The IMD forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain throughout the day. The temperature was recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius at 8:30 am.

The rain led to waterlogging in parts of the national capital, with localities such as Geeta Colony and Akbar Road reporting light rainwater accumulation. The wider National Capital Region (NCR) was also affected, with significant waterlogging reported on key stretches in Gurugram. This caused disruption to vehicular traffic and inconvenience for commuters.

Friday’s heavy downpours had also impacted the area, including disruptions to flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Multiple domestic flights arriving from Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Port Blair were delayed due to adverse weather conditions. Visuals captured at the airport showed rainwater collecting in various terminal areas.

Govinda Pandey, an airport employee with three years’ experience, said he had not witnessed such severe waterlogging on the premises. He suggested a sewer blockage might be the cause and emphasized the need for government action to protect the airport’s reputation.

“I have never seen water accumulate like this before. I feel that perhaps a sewer is blocked. The airport’s image might suffer because of this. The government needs to pay attention to this. Strict action should be taken to ensure this doesn’t happen again and that water doesn’t get inside,” Pandey said.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan’s Dausa city experienced heavy rainfall for the second consecutive day on September 5, causing extensive waterlogging on major roads and affecting local traffic.

In Dholpur district, the IMD issued a heavy rainfall alert. Consequently, the district collector declared a holiday for classes 1 to 12 in all government and private schools; however, academic and non-academic staff were required to attend school for regular duties.

The IMD had predicted isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh on September 4 and 5, and over East Madhya Pradesh on September 4. Subdued rainfall was expected to continue across Peninsular India for six to seven days.

Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning was forecast due to current weather systems over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad on September 4; Himachal Pradesh on September 4 and 5; and Uttarakhand between September 4 and 10.

Similar weather was expected in East Rajasthan and the Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi region on September 4 and 5; West Uttar Pradesh from September 4 to 6; and East Uttar Pradesh between September 6 and 8.