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Delhi Floods: Yamuna water knocks at Supreme Court; Rajghat, ITO submerged - NDRF, Army assistance sought
Yamuna River water is still entering Delhi through a breach at a regulator, exacerbating the already flooding situation in the city. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: The water of the Yamuna still entering through a breach at a regulator of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department. The regulator suffered damage near the Indraprastha bus stand and the WHO Building on Drain No 12, exacerbating the already dire situation, said Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday.
The compromised regulator allowed the Yamuna water to flow back towards the city, and on Thursday night, the flood water reached close to the Supreme Court due to the possible backflow of water from drains. Some portions of Mathura Road and Bhagwan Das Road near the Supreme Court were flooded.
The Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the breach is causing flooding in ITO and surrounding areas. "I have directed the Chief Secretary to seek help of Army/NDRF but this shud be fixed urgently," he said in a tweet.
It is reported that, the water has now reached the entrance of the top court even as the water level of the Yamuna River has decreased to 208.44 meters at the Old Railway Bridge at 7 am today against 208.66 metres at 8 pm last night, which is the highest ever recorded.
“Whole night, our teams worked to fix the damage at regulator of drain no 12 near WHO building,” Bharadwaj said in a tweet. “Still, the water of Yamuna is entering the city through this breach. The Govt has directed Chief Secretary to take it up on highest priority.” (with Agency inputs)