Wall of Deshbandhu College Collapses in Delhi Due To Incessant Rain

The back side wall of Deshbandhu College in Delhi's Kalkaji neighbourhood has collapsed due to heavy rain.

New Delhi: Due to the continuous rain that the Delhi NCR region is receiving from Saturday morning, the wall of Deshbandhu College has collapsed, as per a report by ANI. The back side wall of Deshbandhu College in Delhi’s Kalkaji neighbourhood has collapsed due to heavy rain, the news agency said.

On Saturday, Delhi received another round of rain, with the Meteorological Department predicting heavy showers throughout the day. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s major weather station, received 21.4 mm of rain between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. The Ridge Observatory reported 36.4 mm of rain.

Public’s Reaction On Twitter

Many commuters were inconvenienced by the early-morning downpour, which caused major water-logging and traffic bottlenecks, as per a India Today Report.

Many netizens took to Twitter to comment on the continuous rain. Here are some tweets:

Delhi rains as usual turning to delhi floods!
South delhi right now!
When will the city have proper drainage systems to deal with things like this!#delhirains#delhifloods pic.twitter.com/3I5HuHHJzF

— Dr. Juby George (@jubygeo) July 8, 2023

At first, I believed it to be Spain or Venice, but then I observed an auto and people referring to the location as Chota Haridwar. It is our Delhi capital of India the mother of Democracy#DelhiRains #Monsoon2023 #DelhiRain #DelhiRainfall #monsoonseason pic.twitter.com/FQj0WNRJHH

— Keshav (@keshavdogra) July 8, 2023

Status Of Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospita

Another user shared a video of the Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital in the capital, with the entire parking area flooded, claiming that authorities had taken no action.

This is the condition of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in #DelhiRains. pic.twitter.com/VCAmj6ivaI

— Ashish Srivastava (@AshishOnGround) July 8, 2023

Watch the Video of the Wall Collapse:

#WATCH | Due to heavy rainfall, the back side wall of Deshbandhu College located in Kalkaji area of Delhi collapsed. pic.twitter.com/IhMTtAPqeZ

— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023