Delhi: Rain started late last Friday night in the Delhi-NCR region and is now continuing this morning i.e. In fact, the temperature has also dropped from 3 to 4 degrees amid strong lightning and strong winds. The MET department has recently said that rain will continue for several hours in most parts of NCR including Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida. At the same time, it is reported that people in Delhi and NCR have felt relieved by the sharp drop in temperature. Let me tell you that the MET department had already estimated that 'September may see 10 percent more rainfall this time. While august recorded less than 24 percent rainfall.'

11/09/2021: 08:30 IST; Thunderstorm with heavy to very heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of ( ), NCR ( Bahadurgarh, Gurugram, Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula) Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar,

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 11, 2021

The MET department has now predicted that apart from Delhi, NOIDA, Greater, Ghaziabad, Hindon Airbase, Loni, Dadri in UP are also going to get heavy rain for several hours. Haryana has also witnessed heavy rain in the morning in most of the districts including Panipat, Sonepat, and Jhajjar. At the same time, the same was seen in many parts of Rajasthan. In West UP, heavy rain has occurred in all areas like Muzaffarnagar, Dibai, Aligarh, Baraut, Baghpat. This has caused the temperature to drop sharply. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the lowest rainfall in 12 years has been recorded in August.

In fact, August recorded 24 percent less rainfall this year. The department says that two rounds of weak monsoon were observed across the country between August 9 and 16 and August 23 to 27, but august 2021 saw an average rainfall decline, the lowest recorded in the last 12 years since 2009. In the last 19 years since 2002, August this year has received the lowest rainfall.

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