Delhi Flood: After breaking the record of 45 years three days ago, the water level of Yamuna in Delhi came down to 208.17 meters at 6 pm on Friday. Flood water has entered many areas of Delhi.
Due to the entry of flood water in many parts of Delhi, the problem of traffic jam continues. On Friday, the water level of Yamuna is showing signs of decreasing and for the first time in the last 48 hours it has come down below 208 meters.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that several teams of NDRF are deployed in Delhi for rescue and relief to the people affected by the floods.
The water level of Yamuna river is expected to decline in the next 24 hours. While Indian Army has almost completed the restoration work of I&FC regulator near WHO building.
The army has also completed the work of cleaning the silt and mud that jammed the 5 gates of the ITO Barrage. A barrage of ITO has also been opened, due to which the water level of Yamuna will decrease.
The water level of Yamuna was recorded at 207.98 meters at night. On Thursday, after remaining stable for three hours, it started rising and by seven in the evening had reached a height of 208.66 metres, three meters above the danger mark of 205.33 metres.
In view of the damage caused to the regulator of Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Department due to waterlogging, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal conducted a survey at ITO intersection and Rajghat.
Several areas of the city, including Red Fort, Kashmere Gate, Civil Lines, Rajghat and ITO, have been submerged in water after several days of heavy rains in Delhi and Yamuna breaking its banks after water was released from Hathinikund Barrage in Haryana.
Thousands of people were forced to evacuate from low-lying areas. Yamuna in Delhi broke its own record of 207.49 meters made in 1978.
Due to the increase in the water level of the Yamuna river, water has reached the roads in many areas of the national capital Delhi, due to which people are facing difficulties in movement.
