From the archive record
Delhi goes under again! Rain waterlogging at Rajpur Khurd in Chhatarpur: When will we ever learn and prepare for the monsoons? Cars break down, sewage admixes with rain water, ambulances get stuck in the jam. Nothing seems to work! Welcome to Delhi in the monsoon of 2026, where the government does little or no advance planning for the inevitable rains which we also dearly need and welcome, by the way! A Renault Triber stuck in foot deep water. Severe monsoon waterlogging covers a major road in New Delhi, with vehicles moving slowly through deep, muddy brown floodwater. Cars, motorcycles, and green-and-yellow auto-rickshaws navigate the submerged roadway amid heavy traffic congestion. A motorcyclist carrying large metal milk cans and a spare tire is visible in the foreground, while another