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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After surpassing the previous record of 207.49 meters at 1 p.m., the Yamuna reached 207.72 meters by 4 p.m., according to a representative of the Central Water Commission.

Kejriwal stated in a tweet that the water level in the Yamuna is rising despite “no rains in Delhi” over the past two days due to “abnormally high volumes of water being released by Haryana at the Hathna Kund barrage.” The chief minister requested intervention from the federal government to prevent the Yamuna’s water level from rising further.

“The Central Water Commission predicts a Yamuna water level of 207.72 meters tonight,” Not favorable news for Delhi, tweeted Kejriwal.

“There have been no rains in Delhi over the past two days, but the Yamuna is rising owing to the release of abnormally large volumes of water by Haryana at the Hathna Kund barrage. “I urge the Centre to intervene and prevent the Yamuna from rising further,” he added.

Later, at a press conference, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief stated that Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat informed him that the amount of water being discharged from Himachal Pradesh to Haryana has decreased, which will have an effect on the Yamuna’s water level.

However, he stated that it will take some time for the river’s water level to decrease.

The elevation of the Yamuna

The last time the Yamuna attained its highest water level was in 1978, when it surpassed 207.49 meters. Current Yamuna water level is 207.55 meters.

According to the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge surpassed 207 meters for the first time since 2013 at 4 a.m., and reached 207.55 meters by 1 p.m., shattering the 1978 record.

The river is expected to ascend to 207.72 feet and then remain stable, according to a CVC forecast.

On Monday night, the river surpassed the evacuation threshold of 206 metres, prompting the relocation of residents from flood-prone areas to safer locations and the closure of the Old Railway Bridge to vehicular and rail traffic.

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There were significant floods in Delhi in 1924, 1977, 1978, 1995, 2010, and 2013.

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On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal deflected responsibility as waterlogging caused by two days of torrential rains paralyzed the national capital and residents questioned the effectiveness of the city’s water drainage system.

Kejriwal asserted that the city’s infrastructure was “not designed to withstand such unprecedented rainfall”; consequently, key roads were flooded, traffic was disrupted, and homes and businesses were flooded.

“Now is not the moment to point the finger at one another. “The governments of all affected states must collaborate to provide aid to the populace,” he said.

The AAP leader’s statement was made after he presided over a high-level meeting to assess the situation after record-breaking rainfall rendered Delhi inaccessible. He reported that the city received 153 millimeters of precipitation on July 8-9.

In response to the flood warning issued after a dam in Haryana released over one million cusecs of water into the Yamuna, Kejriwal assured that a flood-like situation in Delhi was unlikely.

“According to the CWC, the Yamuna river in Delhi is streaming at 203.58 meters. Tomorrow morning, it should reach 205.5 metres, according to forecasts. Also, according to weather forecasts, the Yamuna’s water level is not anticipated to rise significantly. If the Yamuna surpasses 206 meters, then we will begin evacuating the riverbanks,” he explained.

DELHI ON THE BRINK OF FLOODS?

Sunday morning at 8.30 a.m., the Safdarjung Observatory, the primary weather station in Delhi, measured 153 millimeters of precipitation. This is the greatest daily rainfall since July 25, 1982, when 169.9 mm was recorded.

In response to the torrential rainfall, the government of Delhi issued a flood warning, announced that all schools would be closed on Monday, and canceled the Sunday leave of government employees, ordering them to be on the job.

Tuesday, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the water level in the River Yamuna in Delhi will surpass the hazard level of 205.33 meters.

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According to officials, the low-lying areas near the river in Delhi are susceptible to inundation and are home to approximately 37,000 people.

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The Yamuna River has reached the level of the alert. The water level in the river was measured at 204.63 meters at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. At 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the water level in the Yamuna was increased by the release of 1,90,837 cusecs from the Hathinikund barrage.

#WATCH | Delhi | River Yamuna has crossed warning level. At 1 pm, water level of the river recorded at 204.63 m. At 1 pm, 1,90,837 cusecs of water released from Hathinikund barrage into Yamuna pic.twitter.com/644xxOHYjv

— ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2023

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An interaction between a western disturbance and monsoonal winds is causing an intense rainfall episode over northwest India, including Delhi, which experienced the first “very heavy” rainfall of the season, according to the IMD.

In addition, the IMD has issued an orange and red alert for Uttarakhand, signifying a “very high risk of heavy to very heavy rainfall.” In addition, a yellow alert has been issued for Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

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