Heavy showers likely in Gurugram, Faridabad today, says NDMA

Gurugram rain

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday morning issued an alert, predicting that Heavy rain accompanied with thundershowers is very likely to occur at few places over Faridabad, Gurugram and several other places in Haryana over the next three hours.

According to a report by Hindustan Times, the heavy rain alert was also issued for Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra and several other towns.

The NDMA alert, issued via SMS at around 10:40 am, said, "Rainfall with Heavy Rain, thundershowers are very likely to occur at few places over Faridabad, Gurugram, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Nuh, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamunanagar in next 3 hours."

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh, the district-wise warnings show a yellow alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and squalls in Gurugram, Faridabad, Yamunanagar, Mewat, Palwal, Rewari and Mahendragarh, the report added.

Additionally, Delhi's regional Met centre was quoted by HT as saying that light intermittent rainfall or drizzle is very likely in Haryana's Karnal, Rajaund, Assandh, Safidon, Jind, Panipat and Gohana, Uttar Pradesh's Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Kandhla and Khatauli, and Rajasthan's Rajgarh in the next two hours.

In the past few days, persistent showers have heavily flooded the roads of Gurugram, with many areas partially submerging in the rainwater. Many offices in the district have issued 'work from home' orders for their employees, while schools had earlier ordered administrations to conduct online classes.