India, April 1 -- The district recorded light rainfall at isolated locations on Tuesday amid an active "orange" alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), with officials warning of continued thunderstorms and gusty winds later this week.

According to IMD data, automatic weather stations at three locations recorded an average rainfall of 1.33mm between 8.30am and 5.30pm, which increased to 2.25mm by 9pm. Rainfall was accompanied by lightning, thunderstorms, and wind gusts reaching up to 20 kmph, recorded at the North Cap University's AWS in Sector 23A during evening hours.

A senior IMD official said similar conditions are likely to persist. "Another yellow warning is expected to come into force on April 3 and 4, with anti...