As Delhi and Haryana continued to receive frequent spells of rain and with waterlogging in many places of the National Capital still persisting, there has been a spurt in cases of dengue and malaria. The Regional Weather Forecasting Center (RWFC) in New Delhi predicted light to moderate rain and heavy intensity showers over isolated places along with gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h at many places in Delhi and the adjoining areas.
At 7am, the RWFC said that the rain activity will continue for the next two hours over Bawana, Kanjhawala, Karawal Nagar, Delhi University, Civil Lines, Mundaka, Punjabi Bagh, ITO, Jafarpur, Nazafgarh, Dwarka, India Gate, Palam,IGI Airport, Safdarjung, Lodi Road, Vasant Kunj, Tughlakabad, Chhattarpur, Deramandi), NCR (Bahadurgarh, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Safidon, Jind, Gohana, Meham, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Sohana, Rewari, Bawal, Nuh (Haryana) Bhiwari and Tizara (Rajasthan).
Meanwhile, four more deaths in rain-related incidents were reported in Haryana on Monday, taking the death toll to 34, according to state government data. The state was lashed by heavy rains recently, leading to flooding in various districts.
As many as 1,378 villages and 1.67 lakh hectares of crop area have been affected, the data updated at 5 pm stated. A total of 6,477 people have been evacuated from the affected areas, it stated.
• Ambala, Fatehabad, Faridabad, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Panchkula, Palwal, Sirsa, Sonipat and Yamunanagar have been hit by the flooding.