India, Oct. 15 -- Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi and NCR, including Uttar Pradesh's Noida, Ghaziabad and Haryana's Gurugram, on Thursday afternoon, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert for several areas.

All districts of Delhi were placed under an orange alert for rain and thunderstorms till at least 3 pm, according to the nowcast seen on IMD website at around 1 pm on Thursday.

Apart from Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad in Haryana and UP's Noida, Ghaziabad were also under an orange-coloured warning.

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