Rain in NCR Delights Netizens, Some Complain of Traffic & Delays

Many took to Twitter to share pictures of heavy rain which lashed NCR on Thursday, 3 October.

Delhi-NRC witnessed unexpected heavy rainfall on Thursday, 3 October, evening.

While many on Twitter were delighted by the bin mausam baarish, there were also some who complained about the situation of the traffic, water-logging, and delayed flights.

Delhi: Rain lashes parts of the city; visuals from Moti Bagh. pic.twitter.com/Fnk2qnbWFA

— ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2019

Check out the reactions below.

Netizens Revel in Rain

Many shared visuals from the evening on Twitter.

Heavy #rain with #thunderstorms in #DelhiNCR . #DelhiRains #Rainfall @Indiametdept ⛈️🌧️ pic.twitter.com/RVtF6WiT4g

— मुकुल शर्मा/Mukul Sharma (@mukulsharma87) October 3, 2019

it is not raining like cats and dogs. It is raining like hathi and ghode! #DelhiRains

— Paritosh (@MinimalSharma) October 3, 2019

What a feeling to finally use the hashtag #DelhiRains ⛈️⛈️⛈️ pic.twitter.com/jJSvbAu4Ha

— Sushant Agarwal🇮🇳 (@sushant_ddn) October 3, 2019

It's getting heavier and heavier.#delhirains pic.twitter.com/WVa5B0rk3C

— Pushkal Sachdeva (ਪੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਸਚਦੇਵਾ) (@pushkalsachdev1) October 3, 2019

Delhi is so pretty in the evenings and prettier when it rains... pic.twitter.com/pRRa8C24BO

— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) October 3, 2019

So this just happened. And, it's October! #DelhiRains #GurugramRains #CrazyWeather #Pouring #StormItIs pic.twitter.com/PGuiJMSTjR

— Pragati Ratti Sharma (@PragatiRatti) October 3, 2019

Perhaps the wildest rain of the season in Delhi! pic.twitter.com/JJ7r8WYQgi

— The Lazy Lawyer (@BBTheorist) October 3, 2019

. #दिल्ली की बारिश... ! pic.twitter.com/6diIT8OkDs

— Pankaj Shankar पंकज शंकर (@pankaj_shankar) October 3, 2019

The unexpected rains also brought out the poet in some.

कभी बेपनाह बरस पड़ी , कभी गुम सी है,
यह बारिश भी कुछ कुछ तुम सी है।#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/oEHEq9AaWr

— Atharva Raj (@rims88) October 3, 2019

बरसात, सुनसान सड़क और दिल्ली सहर #Delhi #rain pic.twitter.com/2yMTiwAcph

— Saurabh Trivedi (@saurabh3vedi) October 3, 2019

dekho baarish ho rahi hain
its raining raining raining ab uffff road per paane hone waala hai and traffic jaam lagnewaala hai per maza aarha hai #delhirains

— HEMANT Verma (@hemantverma97) October 3, 2019

But... Rain Comes With Its Own Setbacks

Some took to Twitter to complain about traffic, flight delays, and water-logging due to rain.

Operations remained suspended between 7:56 pm to 8:22 pm at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, due to heavy rains, reported PTI.

Due to heavy rains operations remained suspended between 1956 hrs to 2022hrs @DelhiAirport #delhirains

— Ashoke Raj (@ashokeraj007) October 3, 2019

Car vipers at full level since last 30 mins now. Its a cloudburst in all probability. Zero traffic movement near ITO. #DelhiRains https://t.co/Gxh5driCb2

— The Liberal Nationalist (@aam_tweeter) October 3, 2019

#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/AopBXcmUfE

— Niraj Singh (@Nirajvk18) October 3, 2019