New Delhi: Rains lashed Delhi on Dussehra on Thursday, with the IMD predicting moderate to intense showers in the evening hours.

Parts of north, northwest, central and west Delhi received rain.

In its latest update, the weather department said a moderate to intense spell of rain (up to 30 mm) is likely over south and central Delhi on Thursday evening.

Subsequently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued “orange” and “yellow” alerts for different parts of the city. Earlier in the day, a “yellow” alert was in place, while no alert wad issued on Wednesday.

According to the IMD’s colour code, “orange” indicates “be prepared”, while “yellow” means “be aware”.

Till 5:30 pm, the weather-monitoring station at Pitampura recorded 17.5 mm of rain, the one at Ridge registered 15.4 mm o

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