The flooded road outside Delhi minister Atishi’s official house

New Delhi:

The road in front of the official residence of Delhi minister Atishi was flooded after two days of heavy rain. Visuals show the water entered the property’s front area behind the gate.

Atishi, the Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, had been going on rounds of the city to meet engineers and inspect flooded areas.

“Rain has broken the record of decades. Due to such a torrential rain, Ring Road near ITO is flooded despite having a pumping station,” Atishi tweeted in Hindi.

बारिश ने दशकों का रिकॉर्ड तोड़ दिया है। इतनी मूसलाधार बारिश के कारण पंपिंग स्टेशन होने के बावजूद रिंग-रोड पर ITO के पास पानी भर गया है।

अधिकारियों के साथ जलजमाव के बीच स्थिति का जायजा लिया साथ ही यहाँ मोबाइल पंप की संख्या बढ़ाने के निर्देश दिए ताकि जल-निकासी तुरंत हो सके। pic.twitter.com/QI3KoocxXK

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) July 9, 2023

She said she has asked engineers to increase the number of pumps to drain out a larger volume water faster from the area.

Heavy rain bettered Delhi for two days. The weather office said it was the highest 24-hour rainfall in the national capital in 40 years.

Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva tweeted many areas in the city were flooded due to poor infrastructure development under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

“Corruption in the Kejriwal government is so rampant that the bungalow of PWD Minister Atishi on the recently renovated Mathura Road has been submerged,” Mr Sachdeva tweeted along with a video that shows the front area of Atishi’s home.

केजरीवाल सरकार में भ्रष्टाचार इतना अधिक है कि हाल ही में पुनर्निर्मित मथुरा रोड पर स्थित पीडब्ल्यूडी मंत्री सुश्री आतिशी का बंगला पानी में डूब गया। pic.twitter.com/L7NBuat4BN

— Virendraa Sachdeva (@Virend_Sachdeva) July 9, 2023

Several residential areas in Delhi were flooded. Cars were seen submerged at many places too. Commuters complained of difficulty in reaching their destinations as water accumulated on the roads, especially under flyovers.