Delhi: IMD issues Green alert for Delhi-NCR

IMD has issued a green alert for Delhi-NCR. Read more to know the details.

On Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a green alert for Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) as light rain is expected in the region. As per predictions, "on Monday the sky will remain mostly cloudy."

IMD has predicted light rain to be continued in the adjoining areas of the national capital including Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad. The maximum and minimum temperature of Delhi is supposed to remain around 34 and 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

As per the data of the Meteorological Department, till date, "Delhi has recorded about 1172.7 mm rain which is the highest since 1964 and the third-highest ever. There was 1155.6 mm of rain in 1975 and 1190.9 mm in 1964. At the same time, the all-time highest rainfall was recorded in Delhi in 1933 at 1420.3 mm."  

Meanwhile, IMD has also issued a rain alert for areas in Uttarakhand, East UP, West Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala.