Heavy rain across Delhi-NCR on August 24 disrupted both road and air transport, with 15 Delhi-bound flights diverted, major roads waterlogged and severe congestion reported across Gurugram and Delhi. Jaipur and other parts of eastern Rajasthan also faced road flooding, while Gurugram authorities subsequently advised work-from-home and online classes for August 25.
Heavy monsoon rainfall across Delhi-NCR on Monday, August 24, disrupted urban mobility at multiple levels, flooding roads, slowing traffic and forcing flight diversions at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
At least 15 Delhi-bound flights were diverted because of adverse weather, according to an airport official cited by PTI. Twelve were redirected to Jaipur, two to Chandigarh and one to Lucknow. Numerous other flights were delayed and some cancelled as thunderstorms, heavy rain and poor operating conditions affected the airport.
The road impact was particularly severe in Gurugram, where the district administration said around 70 mm of rain had fallen by 1.30 pm. Waterlogging was reported at Narsinghpur, Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, Railway Road, Sector 5, Old Delhi Road, Mehrauli Road, Basai Road and the Naharpur underpass. School buses and ambulances were among vehicles affected on waterlogged roads.
Delhi also saw water accumulation across parts of Lutyens’ Delhi, Mathura Road, Connaught Place, Bhairon Marg, ITO and the Zakhira underpass, while individual locations recorded rainfall approaching 67 mm during the spell.
The disruption extended beyond the NCR. Heavy rain in Jaipur and other parts of eastern Rajasthan caused waterlogging and traffic disruption, with Moti Dungri Road among the inundated stretches. The Rajasthan weather office had forecast increased rainfall activity across Jaipur, Bharatpur and Kota divisions during August 24–26.
Gurugram’s District Disaster Management Authority subsequently advised corporate offices to permit work from home on August 25 and asked schools and educational institutions to conduct classes online. The administration said reducing traffic would also allow civic agencies to undertake dewatering, drain-clearing and road-repair work.
The episode is continuing into Tuesday as an urban-resilience issue rather than ending with Monday’s rainfall: IMD’s August 25 subdivision warning again listed heavy rain for Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.
