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Delhi rains: Bhupender Yadav blames plastic waste, slams local govt's inaction
Updated On: 28 June, 2024 02:07 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The Safdarjung Observatory, the city`s primary weather station, recorded 228.1 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Friday, more than three times the June rainfall average of 74.1 mm and the highest for the month in at least 16 years
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Waterlogging after rain at the Seelampur metro station premises. Pic/PTI
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav attributed the waterlogging in Delhi following torrential rains on Friday morning to drains being clogged with plastic waste and criticised the Delhi government for its inaction despite multiple reminders.
The Safdarjung Observatory, the city`s primary weather station, recorded 228.1 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Friday, more than three times the June rainfall average of 74.1 mm and the highest for the month in at least 16 years.
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