In Photos: Heavy rain lashes Delhi, triggers waterlogging and traffic jams

Heavy rains in the early hours of Tuesday left several parts of Delhi waterlogged and traffic crawling. Many areas received around 100 mm of rainfall or more in the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am

The capital saw a heavy downpour in the morning hours on Tuesday, with the weather forecast reporting heavy rain through the day, with generally cloudy skies

The weather department has placed all 11 districts of the capital under a red alert. The alert will remain across Central Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, Northeast Delhi, Northwest Delhi, Shahdara, South Delhi, Southeast Delhi, Southwest Delhi and West Delhi

Ayanagar recorded the highest rainfall at 101.9 mm, followed by the Ridge at 100.4 mm. Safdarjung recorded 99.1 mm, while Lodi Road received 98.3 mm during the 24-hour period

Waterlogging was reported from several parts of the city, including Ashoka Road in Lutyens' Delhi, Raisina Road, areas around RML Hospital, Parliament Street, Baba Kharak Singh Marg and Connaught Place

Waterlogging was also reported around the Supreme Court and AIIMS, with vehicles seen being pulled through waterlogged stretches by riders

The rainfall brought down minimum temperatures across the city, with all five IMD stations recording temperatures below normal. The minimum temperature at Safdarjung was 23.5 degrees Celsius, 2.9 degrees below normal. Palam recorded a minimum of 21.8 degrees Celsius, which was 4.3 degrees below norm

To clear the water, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) deployed one dewatering pump, PWD positioned two to three pumps near Azadpur Market Chowk, and the MCD pressed a tractor-mounted pump alongside a diesel unit provided to the RWA.

Responding to the citywide waterlogging, Public Works Department (PWD) officials said intensive pre-monsoon preparedness and field monitoring have helped reduce critical waterlogging spots across Delhi from 194 to 65, and recurrent locations from 53 down to 20

Delhi's air quality index (AQI) stood at 100 in the 'satisfactory' category at 9 am. According to the Central Pollution Control Board's national AQI scale, an AQI of 0-50 is categorised as 'good', 51-100 as 'satisfactory', 101-200 as 'moderate', 201-300 as 'poor', 301-400 as 'very poor' and 401-500 as 'severe'