'Yamuna's water level decreasing rapidly', says Atishi expecting it can go below danger mark tonight
July 17, 2023 6:20 ISTDelhi: AAP government has announced to provide financial aid of Rs 10,000 each to the flood-affected families.
Delhi: AAP government has announced to provide financial aid of Rs 10,000 each to the flood-affected families.
Delhi floods: The national capital has been witnessing severe waterlogging since Haryana released water from the Hathni Kund dam causing the Yamuna River to swell and flood the city.
The four metro bridges are at Yamuna Bank (698.8 metres on Blue Line), Nizamuddin (602.8 metres on Pink Line), Kalindi Kunj (574 metres on Magenta Line), and Shastri Park (553 metres on Red Line).
The Yamuna river rose to a record 207.83 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set 45 years ago.
As heavy rains and floods ravaged the national capital, the water level of river Yamuna reached its highest ever level at 207.55 metres on Wednesday, breaking a 44-year-old record.
Delhi: Delhi BJP president Virend Sachdeva on Wednesday informed that they have shifted about 80-100 people near DND Flyover as the water level of Yamuna is rising.
In a tweet shared by Delhi traffic police, it said, "Traffic is affected on Ring road between Monastery and ISBT, Kashmere Gate due to overflowing Yamuna river water. Kindly avoid the stretch."
In wake of Delhi situation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chaired an emergency meeting today at the Delhi Secretariat.
The previous highest level of the Yamuna river was recorded at 207.49 metres in 1978. In 2013, the water level came close to this peak at 207.33 metres.
The areas along the banks of the Yamuna are inundated with water....the roads are submerged....7350 people have been shifted from the areas along the banks of the Yamuna...
Delhi rain: The meeting is to be attended by senior officials of the Irrigation and Flood Control department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
New Delhi: Delhi L-G VK Saxena on Sunday informed that around 1,200 metric tonnes of garbage were removed from the Yamuna during the first phase of the river cleaning operation.
People of Delhi will see Yamuna in a different form. The work of cleaning Yamuna is going on in mission mode, said Delhi L-G VK Saxena.
Delhi: L-G VK Saxena on Thursday promised a clean Yamuna in six months to the people of Delhi. He claimed that the Delhi CM is not participating in their program for a clean Yamuna.
The total length of the Yamuna up to its point of confluence with the Ganga at Prayagraj is 1376 km, its catchment area is spread over 3.67 lakh square kms.
New Delhi: The water level in the River Yamuna in Delhi started receding after breaching the evacuation mark of 206 metres, with Haryana reducing the flow from the Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar, officials said on Wednesday.
Yamuna's water level had receded below the warning mark on Monday and stood at 203.96 metres at 6 pm on Tuesday.
Yamuna breaches danger mark: The river had breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres around 4 pm on Friday following heavy rain in the upper catchment areas, prompting authorities to evacuate people from low-lying areas.
Yamuna water level shoots up: The Delhi flood control room said the water level reached 205.78 metres at 9 pm on Friday. It was 205.38 metres at 4 pm and 205.29 metres at 3 pm.
On average, 24 out of the 35 STPs in the national capital did not meet the prescribed standards for wastewater over the last year, according to government data. Of the 13 common effluent treatment plants in industrial areas across Delhi, only six comply with the DPCC standards for wastewater on average.
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