Intermittent rain: Tree-fall incidents, waterlogging complaints in parts of Delhi

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Civic bodies received at least 10 complaints of rain-related waterlogging, tree-fall incidents and electricity disruptions on Wednesday as intermittent showers affected parts of the city, according to data from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the New Delhi Municipal Council. The MCD's Central Control Room received eight complaints between 2 pm and 6 pm, including four related to tree falls and four on waterlogging. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said cumulative rainfall recorded till 8.30 am stood at 14.2 mm at Safdarjung, 19.2 mm at Palam, 17.8 mm at Lodhi Road, 54.3 mm at Ridge, 37.6 mm at Ayanagar, 18.6 mm at Rajghat, 44.5 mm at Pusa, 85.5 mm at Najafgarh and 24.5 mm at Mayur Vihar. Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, Safdarjung recorded 26.0 mm of rainfall, Palam 27.9 mm, Lodhi Road 30.0 mm, Ridge 11.8 mm, Ayanagar 22.2 mm, Rajghat 10.1 mm, Pusa 30.5 mm, Najafgarh 38.0 mm and Mayur Vihar 26.5 mm. Complaints of two tree-fall incidents were reported from the Karol Bagh zone: One near Vandan Vihar Light Flats in Paharganj and another near Shadipur Metro Station. One complaint each was also received from Sector 10, Dwarka, and Nangloi in the Narela zone. Among the waterlogging complaints received by the MCD, one was reported in Shahbad Dairy under the Rohini zone, while the others were from Pocket-14 Moonlight Apartments in Sector 20, Narela, B-226, Sector 8, Dwarka, and House No. 22, Pocket 2, Sector 22, Rohini. Officials said the complaints were received through the Monsoon app and the centralised call centre and were assigned to field officials for action. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which oversees the Lutyens' Delhi area, separately reported two waterlogging complaints by the afternoon. The affected locations were Malcha Marg Market in Chanakyapuri and Kartavya Bhawan on Janpath, in front of the National Archaeological building. Junior engineers were assigned both complaints for redressal. The civic body also received 15 power-related complaints: Seven were resolved, eight were in process, and one was reopened. Additionally, three tree-fall complaints were reported in the NDMC area, including at Bengali Market-Babar Road, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Marg and near Scindia House. One complaint was in progress, while the remaining two had been assigned to horticulture officials. PTI VBH SGV ASD ASD