1 2 Prayagraj : After witnessing a long dry but sultry spell, the city was lashed with heavy rains on Tuesday. The downpour, which started in the early morning, continued for almost the entire day, switching between moderate to heavy rainfall. Several of the low-lying areas of the city witnessed waterlogging , and the downpour further worsened the problems being faced by the flood-affected areas.
For the past week, denizens were facing extreme sultry conditions. However on Tuesday, the weather took a U-turn, and the city skies were dominated by thick black clouds and cool breeze, which was followed by heavy rains. "The overcast conditions are because of the depression that had initially formed over the Bay of Bengal and moved through the trough line.
The conditions would remain the same, and by the latter half of Wednesday, it will start weakening," said SK Agnihotry, Meteorologist -B, Civil Aviation Training College, Bamrauli. The city recorded 63.6mm of rainfall from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm, he added, while the city recorded a maximum temperature of 26.
9°C and a minimum of 25.2°C. Meanwhile, the district magistrate has instructed to close all the govt and govt aided schools from class 1 to 8 in the district on Sept 18 because of incessant rains.
All the Hindi and English medium schools of different boards have to keep the institutions close. Although the rains provided respite from the sultry conditions, it added to the woes of those who have been recently affected by floods. .