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Incessant heavy rains lashed Delhi NCR for a second straight day, bringing significant weather changes across North India. The India Meteorological Department issued alerts predicting continued cloud cover and widespread showers across the National Capital Region. While downpours led to waterlogging in some pockets, including previous disruptions near the airport, central Delhi and NDMC areas reported manageable conditions with steady rain. Traffic congestion on major routes saw partial respite owing to an ongoing long weekend, reducing commuter volumes on Saturday morning. However, with the monsoon reactivating and the weather department forecasting persistent rainfall over the next two to three days covering Sunday and Monday, concerns remain regarding civic readiness, water drainage, and potential traffic bottlenecks as the workweek resumes.

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00:00Rain fury continues in Delhi NCR with heavy rains lashing across Delhi NCR.
00:06IMD in fact has issued a red alert for the very region.
00:10Heavy rainfall in fact has been lashing Delhi NCR since last evening and the neighbouring areas as well.
00:18This is in fact today for the second straight day that it's disrupted normal life and forced the Indian Meteorological
00:26Department.
00:26IMD issue a yellow alert forecasting more showers across the National Capital Region throughout the day.
00:32It's already quite the cloud cover that we've seen outside.
00:37The weather across the NCR, the National Capital Region that is, remains to be quite cloudy and the rains continue
00:45to pour down for a second straight day.
00:48It began with a storm yesterday that set in during the day itself.
00:54And ever since, the rains have continued to pour in with perhaps just a few hours of dry spells in
01:01between.
01:02But the cloud cover has remained throughout the heavy rains.
01:06Of course, as we know in the National Capital, it brings with it several disruptions to normal lives.
01:13People continuing with their routines about the day face quite the difficulty.
01:17Traffic bottlenecks oftentimes seen across several areas in the National Capital Region itself.
01:25Then there is of course the issue of water logging that many regions, many pockets of the NCR face.
01:34And as we are speaking, viewers, we have for you some ground reports coming in from different parts of the
01:40National Capital Region itself.
01:41Let's quickly take a look.
01:42Thank you very much.
02:37Thank you very much.
02:42So, IMD definitely has given predictions for the Wethpel to continue.
02:47And in fact, it's a yellow alert that's been issued for the National Capital Region as the entire city and
02:55the neighboring areas have been bracing for more showers through the day as it continues.
03:00But for now, early morning as well, the city woke up to quite the cloud cover and we see for
03:06a second straight day the rains do continue.
03:08And traffic definitely, it's been a long weekend for the people here given that we do see a festival yesterday
03:18and then Saturday and Sunday which in fact does put a little ease on the morning traffic that is for
03:27the office goers for that matter that we see on the streets of Delhi.
03:31While that pressure has been eased out with the long weekend, but on the other side, we do see that
03:37the rains otherwise do disrupt the lives of people who do venture out on the weekend as well.
03:45And as we are speaking, viewers, we do see that Anshul Singh joining us on the broadcast with more details
03:53on the same.
03:54Anshul, a very good morning to you.
03:55What exactly does seem like the situation in Delhi?
03:58Where exactly are you firstly?
04:00And we do see it's not raining currently where you are standing, but what seems to be the situation like?
04:08Oh, well, very good morning Sria and definitely a very, very good morning for the people of the National Capital
04:13as the rain boss have yet again decided to go ahead and bless their weekends.
04:17Since yesterday, we have seen that there was a drastic change in the weather conditions that happened in the National
04:22Capital over the last few days.
04:23There was a lot of humidity that had incurred the entire Delhi NCR area, but since afternoon yesterday, there has
04:30been this constant spell of rain.
04:32And even since this morning, there has been this constant spell of rain.
04:35Yes, there are reports of a few waterlogging situations that have come up from different parts of the National Capital.
04:41We saw what happened at the airport when there was a sudden outburst of rain that had happened and there
04:47was waterlogging that happened at the airport.
04:49But today, since today, as you rightly mentioned, that it is a part of a long weekend and hence we
04:55are not seeing much traffic on the streets of the National Capital.
04:58Currently, I'm standing in the central district of the National Capital in the NAMC area.
05:04And there are very few, there are almost no reports of waterlogging that has come up till now because the
05:10rain has been constant since morning.
05:11There is no speedy rain that we have seen since this morning and that has allowed the waters to go
05:20away.
05:20Now, the IMD is predicting that over the next two to three days, it is expected that the weather will
05:25continue to remain the same,
05:27which means that there is going to be rain that will happen for Sunday and Monday as well.
05:33Now, once Monday approaches, it remains to be seen what kind of difficulties will the people of Delhi have to
05:39face again.
05:40Because yet again, on a working day, we know that if at all there is even a shortfall of rain,
05:44that could spell massive trouble for the people of Delhi NCR.
05:47So, it remains to be seen how will the Delhi administration this time around try to control the situation
05:52and make sure that the issues that are faced by the people of Delhi NCR, that goes down to minimal.
06:01Right, Anshul, thank you for bringing us all of these details with regards to the entire weather updates coming in
06:07from the Delhi NCR.
06:09Right now, however, while we do understand that the rains will continue for some time,
06:15the IMD specifically has come out to issue a red alert, so we will keep an eye out of how
06:19things proceed from here.
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