India, Sept. 17 -- Delhi on Wednesday received fresh rains as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a temporary alert for light rain and thunderstorms over parts of the national capital.

The capital remained covered with cloudy sky on Wednesday, with parts of the city receiving drizzling.

While there is no alert as of 5pm, north, central, and northeast Delhi, New Delhi and Shahdara were put under a yellow alert, an orange alert for heavy rainfall was issued for east, south east and south Delhi.

Thunderstorms and light rain less than 5 mm per hour accompanied by cloudy skies and strong winds were predicted over Shahdara, north, north east, and central Delhi.

East, south east and south Delhi would see heavy rain,...