Pre-monsoon showers hit Delhi-NCR, brings relief from intense heat

Delhi woke up to heavy rainfall on Thursday, bringing a much-awaited respite from the sweltering heatwave in the national capital. Visuals on social media showed several parts of the city receiving heavy rainfall. Other parts of the national capital also received light rain. Noida, which is part of the National Capital Region (NCR) also received downpours. The national capital witnessed overcast skies on Wednesday evening, with some regions receiving light rain. Palam, Aya Nagar and Ridge recorded 2.3 mm, 1.3 mm and 1.3 mm of rainfall in the evening, news agency PTI reported.