Rain, hailstorm lash parts of Delhi and Gurgaon

Rain and hailstorms lashed several parts of Gurugram (erstwhile Gurgaon) and Delhi on January 6, disrupting normal life at many places.

The national capital was receiving intermittent rains for the past three days. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a forecast that hailstorms would occur over and adjoining areas of Manesar town in Gurgaon district, Ganaur, Khatauli, Rohtak, Gohana, Palwal and Sonipat on the day.

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Many places of South, Southwest, Northwest, East, Northeast, Central, New Delhi, Manesar, Gurugram, Kherkhoda, Sonipat, Gannaur, Barut, Nuh, Sohana, Hodal, Aurangabad, Faridabad,  Bhiwadi(Haryana), Bagpat, Greater Noida, Noida, Dadri, Hapur, Modinagar, Meerut, Shamli, Ghaziabad, Jattari, Bulandshahar, Jhangirabad, Sikandarabad, Garhmukteshwar, Gulothi, Siyana, Khurja in Uttar Pradesh in the morning hours of the days, the IMD has predicted.

Considering the bad weather forecast on the day, the farmers protesting against the new Central agriculture laws deferred their proposed tractor march from January 6 to January 7.