Delhi and surrounding areas witnessed rain and thunderstorms on Sunday evening, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting such weather till Tuesday.
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport said flight operations were impacted, with FlightRadar24 pegging the average delay in departures at 40 minutes.
#WATCH | Delhi: Rain lashes parts of the national capital.
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This morning, the sky remained partly cloudy as the minimum temperature settled at 27.2 degrees Celsius, 0.3 notch above the season's average.
The month of May has seen below-normal daytime temperatures, unprecedented frequent rains and the absence of heatwave conditions. The capital also received 188.9 mm of rainfall, the highest-ever rainfall recorded in the month of May. This is over 202 per cent more than the normal monthly average of 62.6 mm. In contrast, May 2024 saw just 0.4 mm of rain, which was 99 per cent below average, with not a single rainy day recorded.
The unusual weather is being attributed to the early arrival of the monsoon in Mumbai, which has had a ripple effect on weather systems in northern India, including Delhi. However, meteorologists have clarified that the monsoon has not yet arrived in the national Capital, even though conditions have turned significantly cooler and wetter.
Considering the perennial issue of north India's smog-choked winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is striking at two major pollution culprits - paddy stubble burning and open municipal solid waste (MSW) fires.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday launched the city's ambitious 'Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025', titled "Shuddh Hawa Sabka Adhikar - Pradushan Par Zordar Prahar", to combat the capital's chronic air pollution.
The Delhi government has made it mandatory for all high-rise commercial, institutional, and hospitality buildings to install anti-smog guns to combat pollution levels in the national capital, according to an official directive.
India stands at the cusp of becoming a global leader in exposomics research, with the potential to reshape its understanding and prevent the disease, said Dr Kalpana Balakrishnan, Dean of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research.
Delhi on Wednesday recorded the highest minimum temperature of the season so far at 30.2 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees above normal.
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