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Last updated: July 12, 2023, 4:54 PM IST
Floods in the Yamuna Bazar area of Delhi on Wednesday. (News18 photos)
With Yamuna’s height above 207.55 metres, the police advised travelers to postpone travel plans to low-lying areas in light of the high alert issued by the department.
As incessant rains in Delhi triggered record high Yamuna waters, raising the risk of flood-like conditions in low-lying areas, Delhi Traffic Police issued warnings to travellers.
This comes as the Delhi Police has imposed preventive measures under Section 144 of the Refugee Protection Act in flood-prone areas of the city.
Yamuna’s water level swelled to 207.55 metres, surpassing the record set in 1978 of 207.49 metres.
Amidst this, the following routes have been organized – Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Vikas Marg and Mahatma Gandhi Road between Kalighat Mandir and Delhi Secretariat.
Police also advised travelers to postpone travel plans to low-lying areas in light of the high alert status issued by the department.
Here are the suggested methods amid the current situation
People travel from north to south
- Outer Ring Road – Wazirabad Bridge – Yamuna Marginal Bandh Marg – Pushta Road – Vikas Marg
- Outer Ring Road – Arihant Marg – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Vikas Marg
People travel from east to west
- Punjabi Bagh Chowk – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Ariyant Marg – Outer Ring Road – Wazirabad Bridge
- Punjabi Bagh Chowk – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – DKFO – AIIMS Chowk – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Sarai Kali Khan – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Vikas Marg.
video | Water started entering (Al-Deir Market). The government did not do anything. If more water is released, our goods will be damaged,” say shopkeepers at the Delhi monastery market as the Yamuna River breaches the danger sign. pic.twitter.com/qwPQ4Uv5m2– Press Trust of India (PTI_News) July 12, 2023
for commercial vehicles
Apart from the above diversions, commercial vehicle traffic within Delhi will mainly be contained on the Ring Road.
Commercial vehicles moving from Rani Jhansi Road to ISBT will be diverted towards Vir Banda Bairagi Marg and New Rohtak Road.
In view of the Supreme Court ruling, unattended commercial vehicles will not be allowed to enter Delhi. It will be diverted to the eastern and western peripheral highway.
Transfers in case of floods
In case of flooding near ISBT Kashmiri Gate, buses coming from Ghaziabad side will be terminated near Seelampur metro station.
Other vehicle traffic coming from Ghaziabad side will be diverted to Pushta Road.
Traffic coming from Wazirabad Bridge to Majnu Ka Tela will be diverted towards Makraba Chowk.
Traffic coming from Boulevard Road will be diverted to ISBT towards Shamnath Marg and Mahatma Gandhi Marg.
The rising water level in Yamuna
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday called an emergency meeting as Yamuna reached its highest level so far at 207.55 metres, posing a flood threat in the city.
The Cabinet also urged the center to intervene to ensure that the water level in the Yamuna River does not rise and said that news of floods in the capital would not send a good message to the world.
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