Heavy rains directly hit the 'heart of Delhi' when 18.5 mm record rain not only waterlogged Connaught Place but also majorly affected the vehicular movement around the area. After a facelift, the legendary 'Jal Mahal' here will be thrown open for tourists from October. Environmentalists have expressed concern over the damage the oil spill has caused to some of the beaches off the coast of Mumbai.
Delhi waterlogged
Water-logging at an under-construction site in Connaught Place in New Delhi. The day began with humidity on a higher note, resulting in inconvenience to the citizens. The humidity oscillated between 59 and 89 per cent. The showers started at around 3:30 pm and rain gauges measured 18.5 mm till 8:30 pm. The weatherman forecast more rains on Friday.
Hardest hit was 'heart of Delhi'
People move on near an under-construction site of Connaught Place as beautification work is in progress ahead of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Vehicular movement was affected in several areas due to waterlogging. Motorists at the heart of the national capital -- Connaught Place -- also suffered.
Rubble causes problems
A man walks at an under-construction site of Connaught Place as beautification work is in progress ahead of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The construction waste lying on roads went into drains in some areas of Delhi, leading to waterlogging while dug-up roadsides with heaps of rubble caused problems for motorists.
Traffic jams hit Delhi
Vehicles get stuck in a traffic jam at ITO after rain water accumulates in the streets in New Delhi. The city saw widespread waterlogging despite claims by MCD of having completed de-silting of storm water drains.
Jal Mahal's new look
A view of the renovated 'Jal Mahal'. After heritage restoration, conservation and new designing, the famous Manasagar lake and its legendary "Jal Mahal" (water palace) will be opened in first week of October. Jal Mahal Resorts Pvt Ltd has spent about Rs 50 cr on heritage conservation and renovation of monument and lake, project director Rajeev Lunkad said. The lake that was in a bad shape has now clean water and aquatic life, Lunkad claimed.
Oil Spill, India
Containers and sea water mixed with oil from the cargo ship MSC Chitra at the Piruvari Beach at Uran in Mumbai. Environmentalists have expressed concern over the damage the oil spill has caused to some of the beaches off the coast of Mumbai and neighbouring Raigad. Meanwhile, the Indian Navy began moving merchant ships in and out Jawahar Lal Nehru port that had been closed since Saturday due to the accident.
Rescue operations on in Leh
A woman carries her child at an army relief camp set up for the survivors of the flash flood in Choglumsar near Leh. The cloud burst that occured between the intervening night of August 5-6, leading to subsequent flash floods in Leh, has so far claimed 170 victims. Union Sports Minister M S Gill expressed grief over the loss of life and property in the flash floods in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir and announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 20 lakhs to be spent on those in distress. He announced the relief from his MPLAD Funds.
North India celebrates 'Teej'
A foreign tourist shakes hands with a person dressed as Lord Shiva during a procession at the Teej festival in Jaipur. Teej is celebrated by Hindu women for marital bliss, well-being of spouse and children and purification of own body and soul. The festival is a three-day-long celebration that combines sumptuous feasts as well as rigid fasting.
Holy Ramzan...
Muslim devotees wash themselves as they get ready to offer prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at Jama Mosque in New Delhi. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramzan, a time of heightened religious fervour.
Holy Ramzan...
Muslim devotees wash themselves as they get ready to offer prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at Jama Mosque in New Delhi. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramzan, a time of heightened religious fervour.
River in Spate...
A man watches the rising water level of the River Tawi in Jammu. Hundreds are still missing after flash floods sent massive mudslides down remote desert mountainsides in Kashmir, officials said. The deluge came as neighbouring Pakistan suffered its worst flooding in decades, with millions displaced and about 1,500 dead.
No place to go....
A displaced Pakistani flood affected family looks on from their makeshift home on a roadside in Khairpur near Sukkar in Pakistan on Thursday. Pakistani flood survivors already short on food and water began the fasting month of Ramzan on Thursday, a normally festive, social time marked this year by misery and fears of an uncertain future.
Survival of the Fittest
Pakistani flood affected survivors scuffle for food relief dropped by a Pakistani army helicopter in Khairpur on Thursday.
On the Streets...
A displaced Pakistani flood affected family takes up residence on a roadside in Sukkar. Pakistani flood survivors already short on food and water began the fasting month of Ramzan on Thursday, a normally festive, social time marked this year by misery and fears of an uncertain future.
Iftaar...
Bangladeshi Muslims gather to buy food for Iftaar, the meal that breaks a day-long fast, during the first day of the holy month of Ramzan in Dhaka.
In Loving Memory...
A woman, no name given, prepares to place a candle tribute at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in St.Petersburg, where the lists of seamen who perished in submarine disasters are displayed. Russian navy ships are flying flags at half-mast and memorial ceremonies are being held across the nation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kursk nuclear submarine disaster.
Wildlife....
This September 2009 photo shows The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone's Grand Canyon is a popular tourist stop in the park, offering stunning views of the 20-mile-long chasm, which plunges 1,200 feet at its deepest point and is 4,000 feet wide at its broadest point.
Safari Paradise...
FILE- This Aug. 15, 1997 file photo shows a herd of elk as they graze in the meadows of Yellowstone National Park with the background Mt. Holmes, left, and Mt. Dome, Wyo. In addition to being home to 75 percent of the earth's geysers, Yellowstone is also a wonderful place to view wildlife.
Grief Stricken Lot...
Villagers stand around the bodies of Afghans who they said were killed by US forces during a raid in Sayed Abad district of Wardak province west of Kabul.
Anger & Pain
A villager shouts anti- US slogans following the alleged US. raid in Sayed Abad district of Wardak province west of Kabul. A crowd of about 300 villagers yelled "Death to the United States" and blocked a main road in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday as they swore that US. forces had killed three innocent villagers, officials said.
The Monkey Factor
FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, a female orangutan named Beki eats bananas at Tanjung Puting National Park on Borneo island, Indonesia. When British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace arrived in Borneo's jungles 150 years ago, one of his great hopes was to see orangutans. Even he was surprised at his success, spotting the red apes feeding along river banks, swinging between branches, and staring down from trees almost the moment he arrived.
A work of art
A woman, background, walks past handcrafted wooden dancers created by Taiwanese artist Ju Ming displayed at the Living World Series Sculpture Exhibition at the Museum of Art in Beijing.
Daily Job
Sylvia Friedman, a US trapeze artist of the "Rose" duo, warms up at backstage before performing at the Circuba Festival in Havana on Tuesday. The Circuba Festival 2010 is held in Havana Aug.10-15.
