Delhi airport, 'world's second-best', flooded after heavy rain


New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI): Two days after it was voted the world's second best airport, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International or IGI Airport proved otherwise.

Passengers posted photos of themselves on twitter wading through knee-deep water.

Delhi received its monsoon on Sunday nearly two weeks before it was expected. 

The area near the airport received unprecedented rain, the Met department said 117.8 mm in four and a half hours.

Services at the domestic arrival section were severely impeded; several conveyor belts used for baggage were out of service.

The situation was brought under control only late in the evening, said sources.

Earlier this week, the IGI Airport was recognized as the world's second best airport in the 25-40 million passengers category by the Airport Council International.

Seoul was the gold standard in that category.

  

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  • AnticaAbdul, Egypt

    Tue, Jun 18 2013

    While God can do whatever HE pleases through nature's fury,
    I doubt if a 100 year flood study was done before the design of the airport. Jaisee Karnee Vaisee Bhanee!

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  • Sanajana Bhat, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 18 2013

    Delhi Airport charges Rs.600 to Rs.2500 as user development fee. this purely goes as a bribe the UPA government. Hamara national capital airport paaani mein doob gaya!!

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  • Anil Shetty, Mangalore / Rwanda

    Mon, Jun 17 2013

    Praful Patel is no longer the Civil Aviation Minister. The position is occupied by Ajit Singh.

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  • Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Mon, Jun 17 2013

    OMG.Who should be blamed for this flood BJP/Congress or others? This is natures fury can not be blamed any one and only God will answer for the concerned if have his contact details

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Jun 17 2013

    World best airport !!!! And flooded after heavy rain....I feel like laughing....The title can be bought but reality cant be hidden from people.....

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  • C Sharath, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 17 2013

    Its like felictation we are seeing in Karnataka for the newly elected state & urban body memebers. No patience to see the performance, they give the accolode just too early just like how this airport was awarded the best. This is the real "Haenbaraha" , i guess the consultant was sleeping and Praful Patel was busy charting Air India for his sons "Mundan".

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Mon, Jun 17 2013

    Congress is the only progressive government in India.......

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  • Ravi Ullal, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 17 2013

    Yes Jossy this is what the progress by secular kangress.

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