'Waves at our feet': Twitterati troll Delhi authorities after heavy rain paralyses capital

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, September 11

Heavy rain pummelled Delhi, and the record rainfall in the national capital has led to some never-seen-before sights.

From people using boats to navigate waterlogged Delhi streets to the airport resembling a lake, social media was flooded with videos of people coping with Delhi’s heavy rain.

The city recorded 117.9 mm of rainfall from 5.30 am to 2.30 pm.

Parts of Delhi airport submerged in water; 3 flights cancelled, 5 diverted

After videos of the airport began circulating, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia took to Twitter. to say he’d spoken to airport officials and “was told that the waterlogged forecourt was cleared up within 30 minutes”.

One video showed Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga sitting on a rubber raft to troll the Delhi government under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

“I wanted to go rafting in Rishikesh,” he tells the camera cheekily as he pretends to paddle, “but the coronavirus pandemic played spoilsport. But I thank the chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, for having made these arrangements. I request Mr. Kejriwal to advertise this as he advertises everything else. Kejriwalji, we had fun.”

This is Delhi airport terminal which now has been renamed as ferry terminal pic.twitter.com/8wAvA88Y83

— Dhananjay Singh (@KunwarDJAY) September 11, 2021

Thanks to @ArvindKejriwal To make Delhi Rain even more fun. #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/NDAKhz6OzU

— Harshit Yadav (@harshityadav63) September 11, 2021

From today onwards I ❤️ Kejriwal
Thank you @ArvindKejriwal
for making my dream come true in Delhi with free river rafting #FreeFreeFree #DelhiRain @TajinderBagga pic.twitter.com/erNwecpNEY

— Anuj Singh (@AnujSingh_BJP) September 11, 2021

This is the condition of #Delhiairport T3..
Delhi submerged in water 0n a single Continues night rain. #DelhiRains #OperationNEET pic.twitter.com/H8AT2ll3Fr

— जय जवान जय किसान 🇮🇳 (@FalanaDikhana) September 11, 2021

Flooding outside New Delhi airport Sept.11-2021 #DelhiRain #India #flooding pic.twitter.com/iqF5tnDM06

— Kristyano Sunny (@KristyanoSunny) September 11, 2021

#DelhiRains #Delhiairport #DelhiRain #Kejriwal
U go to Goa to feel the waves on ur feet
I go to Delhi airport for that
We r not same pic.twitter.com/u3K0Okw28E

— Just a Behrupiya (@wittyshaman) September 11, 2021

Flooded Runway of Delhi Airport Sept.11-2021 #Delhi #flood #India pic.twitter.com/knEFmj8frg

— Kristyano Sunny (@KristyanoSunny) September 11, 2021