
Delhi and the National Capital Region could see rain and thunderstorm on Sunday. (File)
Highlights
- Rain, thunderstorm alert today in Delhi, Greater Noida, Faridabad
- Meerut, Hapur, Muzzafarnagar in western UP could also get thunderstorm
- 124 people died, over 300 injured in thunderstorms in 5 states last week
The Home Ministry alert comes after 124 people died and over 300 were injured in the thunderstorms and lightning that hit five states last week.
Delhi, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Khurja expected to get rains this Sunday. Parts of western Uttar Pradesh like Meerut, Hapur, Muzzafarnagar and Bijnor too will see thunderstorm with rain, according to the Met department.
Heavy rains are likely tomorrow at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, a Home Ministry official said today quoting an Indian Meteorological Department advisory.
Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh could see thunderstorm with gusty winds tomorrow, according to the Met department. Western Rajasthan could see dust storm and thunderstorm.
Last Wednesday, thunderstorm and dust storm wreaked havoc in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The worst-hit areas were villages around Agra where 48 people died and Rajasthan's Bharatpur which reported 19 deaths.

Dust storm and rain in Rajasthan last week wreaked havoc in many parts of the state. (File)
Asked why the state officials hadn't taken similar steps when the dust storms ravaged parts of the state, he seemed to point a finger at the weather department.
(With inputs from PTI)