Anurag Kumar
The water level of the river Yamuna has been stable for the past hour after rising continuously for four days. Thursday at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., the Yamuna’s water level was 208.62 metres.
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.
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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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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.
