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Flooding: Emergency workers were pressed into action to drain the water from Terminal 3 area of the IGI Airport.NewDelhi

Close on the heels of IGI Airport NewDelhi Bagging the Best Airport Award ,  recent rains at Delhi played a spoil sport yesterday, sunday. Rain water is reported to have entered the terminal forcing Pax wading thro knee deep water at baggage collection area !!!

A story published in mailonline UK  is here for your reading…

Incessant rains also led to waterlogging at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Passengers waded through knee-deep water while the baggage handling system was left crippled. The airport witnessed an unprecedented rainfall of 117.8mm between 1pm and 5.30pm. on Sunday.

The amount of rainfall combined with poor drainage system and comparative low elevation of the airport led to back flow of water, which led to flooding at Terminal 3, an airport official said.

Services at the domestic arrivals were the most affected due to flooding which forced the airport authorities to close the functioning of four baggage belts. As the water crept into the terminal building, the airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited pressed emergency workers into action. The rainwater had entered the international and domestic arrival halls.

The situation was brought under control only late in the evening. Sources said DIAL had written to civic agencies asking them to provide adequate drainage in the surrounding areas.

source::::mailonline india.com

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