At 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Yamuna water levels surpassed the 45-year-old record, reaching 208.48 metres. The officials had predicted that the water levels would continue to rise.

The government of Delhi has ordered all schools, colleges, and non-essential government offices to close until Sunday.

Due to the rising river level, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has temporarily closed the entrance and egress to the Yamuna Bank Blue Line station. However, according to the metro agency, the interchange facility is available and Blue Line services are operating normally.

Majnu Ka Tila, Mayur Vihar Phase 1, Monastery Market, Geeta Colony, and multiple sections of Ring Road near Kashmere Gate were flooded due to excessive rainfall.

The greatest bus terminal in the nation’s capital, the Kashmere Gate Bus Terminal, has been flooded, causing the suspension of bus service.

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Delhi's largest inter-state bus terminal, Kashmere Gate bus terminal, flooded.

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— Alok K N Mishra HT (@AlokKNMishra) July 13, 2023

Due to the rise in Yamuna’s water levels, several water treatment facilities had to be shut down. I inspected the water treatment facility in Wazirabad. It will resume once the situation returns to normal, tweeted Kejriwal.

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At least 16,500 persons were evacuated from six districts and transported to 2,500 relief camps on Wednesday. The chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, has already urged the central government to intervene and halt the release of water from the Haryana Hathna Kund barrage.

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Residents have been advised to avoid Mahatma Gandhi Marg between IP Flyover and Chandgi Ram Akhara, Mahatma Gandhi Marg between Kalighat Mandir and Delhi Secretariat, and Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Chandgi Ram Akhara.

In order to regulate traffic, the movement of commercial vehicles has been regulated in the nation’s capital. According to the advisory, non-destination commercial vehicles will be prohibited from entering Delhi. They will be rerouted onto the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways. Commercial vehicles will not be permitted between Mukarba Chowk and Wazirabad Bridge in order to regulate traffic flow.

Commercial vehicles will be diverted away from Sarai Kale Khan, and none will be permitted between Sarai Kale Khan and IP Flyover, according to the advisory. Additionally, commercial vehicles will be rerouted from the Ghazipur border and Akshardham to the DND.

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Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that government and private institutions in areas affected by waterlogging in the nation’s capital will be closed. Kejriwal tweeted, “Closing all government and private schools in areas affected by waterlogging.”

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