As the danger of floods lurks, people living near the floodplains have been evacuated.
KRC TIMES Desk
The Yamuna river in Delhi continues to flow above the danger level.
At 9 p.m. last night, the water level of the river was at 206 metres, 40 c.m. above the danger mark of 205 metres 33 c.m.
Due to the rising water level, Railways have suspended train movement over Yamuna bridge between Old Delhi and Shahdara Railway Stations and all the trains have been diverted via New Delhi Railway Station.
According to officials, Tuesday and Wednesday would be crucial for Delhi as the water level is expected to be at dangerous levels in these two days.
Amid rising water level in the Yamuna, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had chaired an emergency meeting on Monday. After the meet, he said that the water released from the Barrage could reach Delhi in ‘full force’ by Wednesday and that an alert had been issued for the same.
The risk of floods in Delhi has also increased due to the release of over 8 lakh cusecs of water from Haryana’s Hathini Kund Barrage on Sunday.
This release of water, in turn, has only contributed to the rise in water level at which the river is flowing in and around Delhi.
On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had asked residents of low-lying areas to shift to temporary shelters set up by authorities. He has attributed the rise in water level to discharge of large volume of water from Haryana.
