School, metro station and water treatment plant closed, Yamuna’s water level will be at peak at 3 o’clock, know in 10 points how is the flood situation in Delhi

The water level of Yamuna river in Delhi was recorded at 208.46 meters at 7 am today. Due to water entering people’s houses and markets, people living in low-lying areas have been appealed to evacuate immediately. Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reached Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant. Due to rise in the water level of Yamuna river, the plant has been closed for the time being. Know in 10 points the weather and flood situation in all parts of the country.

1. CM Kejriwal, who reached Wazirabad water treatment plant, said that the plant has been closed for the time being due to rise in the water level of Yamuna river. The Chief Minister said that for the first time Yamuna has reached this level in Delhi. Right now 3 water treatment plants have been shut down because water has entered the machines. After the water recedes, the machines will be dried. Due to this, Delhi’s water will be reduced by about 25%. There may be water shortage in Delhi for 1-2 days. I hope the plant will start by tomorrow evening. Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants have to be closed. Due to this there will be water problem in some areas of Delhi. As soon as the Yamuna water recedes, we will try to start them as soon as possible.
2. Entry and exit at Yamuna Bank Metro station have been temporarily closed due to rising water level of Yamuna river in Delhi. Due to the flood, 10 schools located in low-lying areas of Civil Lines area of ​​the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and seven in Shahdara area will remain closed on Thursday.
3. Delhi Secretariat, the residence-office of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his cabinet and other senior bureaucrats, was inundated on Thursday as the Yamuna water level rose. The road leading from Raj Ghat to Delhi Secretariat is also waterlogged.
4. In view of the rising water level of Yamuna in Delhi, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory on Thursday. According to the advisory, traffic has been disrupted on Mahatma Gandhi Marg between IP Flyover and Chandgi Ram Akhara, Mahatma Gandhi Marg between Kalighat Temple and Delhi Secretariat, and Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Chandgi Ram Akhara. It said that passengers are advised to avoid these routes and travel by other routes.
5. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) informed that as a precautionary measure due to the rising water level, metro trains are crossing four bridges of the Yamuna with a speed limit of 30 km per hour. There has been an increase in the water level at Hathini Kund Barrage in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. The Superintendent Engineer told that at present we are releasing 1,51,000 cusecs of water downstream. The water level had started decreasing since yesterday but it has increased since last night.
6. In Delhi, many people had to leave their homes due to flood water entering the low-lying areas of Mayur Vihar Phase 1 after the water level of Yamuna river increased. People have taken shelter under the flyover. Food is being distributed to the people. Heavy traffic jams were witnessed in many areas due to the traffic diversion.
7. On the situation in Delhi, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Atishi said that for the first time the water level of Yamuna has increased so much in Delhi. When there was flood in Delhi in 1978, about 1.5 meters more water has come this time. When the water level becomes so high, the Yamuna will come out of its banks. The flow of water is not controlled. We are constantly evacuating people. Saving lives of people is more important for us.
8. The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday claimed that around 25,000 tourists have been evacuated from Kullu and Manali to safer places in the last three days. However, hundreds of people are trapped as more than 1,100 roads are still closed due to landslides and floods. A large number of tourists are stranded in Chamba, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and other districts. According to the Meteorological Department, eight cities of the state, Manali, Solan, Rohru, Una, Ghamrur, Pachhad, Hamirpur and Keylong, have broken all previous records of single-day rainfall in July. Eight deaths were reported in the state on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to heavy rains in the last four days to 39.
9. Due to Western Disturbance and Monsoon winds, North India received heavy rains last week. While the situation is grim in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand due to cloudbursts and landslides, there are flood-like situations in Punjab and Haryana. 1,058 villages in 14 districts of Punjab are affected by the flood. In Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand, many routes are closed due to heavy rains and cracks in the mountains. In Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu too, excess rains have created dire conditions at many places.
10. The LG of Delhi inspected the Pragati Maidan tunnel. After inspection, Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena said that work is being done to ensure that there is no water logging at VIP movement and other places. It is also being reviewed that the accumulated rain water can be harvested and used for greenery. Both Delhi and us are working together.