The Pragati Maidan tunnel allows commuters travelling to India Gate and other central Delhi areas from east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad to ditch traffic snarls at ITO, Mathura Road, Ring Road and Bhairon Marg.
Delhi Monsoon rains: Pre-monsoon convection may lead to light rainfall in Delhi on Wednesday. The IMD has issued an orange alert for June 30.
Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura today, and will continue for the next 3 days.
Heavy rains have been lashing Chennai for the past two days with some areas receiving record-breaking amounts of rainfall. Tamil Nadu is likely to continue to experience rainfall with thunderstorms at isolated places over the state for the next five days, the Regional Metrological Centre of Chennai predicted on Tuesday.
The Northeast region, particularly Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, has received heavy rainfall in the last few days.
The IMD has predicted generally cloudy skies for the day with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.
Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius and above on 26 days so far this summer season, the highest number of such days since 2012, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
The Centre-run RML Hospital in Lutyens' Delhi, which was one of the worst-affected areas, reported nearly 25 such cases.
Earlier, the IMD had forecast onset over Kerala on May 27 with help from remnants of Cyclone Asani that struck the Bay of Bengal a fortnight ago.
Delhi and its surrounding areas witnessed heavy rainfall, thunderstorm and gusty winds with a speed of 50-80 kmph on Monday. This left people happy and while many rejoiced with tea and pakoras at their house, there were others who took to their respective social media handles and shared what their plans for the day are. Not only this but a number of hilarious memes and jokes also poured in about the much-needed change of weather.
On Saturday, the minimum temperature in the national capital was 29.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the average.
Partly cloudy sky and thundery developments are likely to keep the mercury in check over the subsequent three to four days.
Authorities in Tripura, Mizoram and southern Assam, however, said that there are sufficient stocks of essentials and transport fuel, and if any one or any trader tries to do illegal hoarding or increase the prices, the government would take action against them.
Due to fresh Western Disturbance in mid troposphere levels with its axis at 5.8 km above mean sea level, light to moderate thunderstorms or rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh.
The IMD forecast predicts more rain likely for the Delhi-NCR region for the rest of the day.
Earlier in the morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a yellow alert, warning of a dust storm, thunderstorm or hail storm with winds gusting up to 50 kilometres per hour in the national capital.
The maximum temperature at most places in Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, had been hovering above normal limits during the past several days.
IMD has predicted that some states will get respite from this weather while other states will continue to face harsh conditions.
The national capital region has been in the center of a heatwave for the past few weeks, with temperatures touching the roof. The sudden change of weather, netizens say on Twitter, is both good and scary.
Below normal rainfall is likely over many parts of northeast India, some parts of northwest India and southern parts of the southern peninsula.
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