Delhi: More Rains Likely on Saturday As City Battles Deluge; 3 Boys Drown in Floodwater | 10 Points

The Yamuna water level fell on Friday and recorded 208.17 meters at 6pm on Friday, just a day after it reached a peak of 208.66 meters according to the Central Water Commission.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also conducted a survey at the ITO and Rajghat junction after it was flooded as a regulator of Delhi’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department.

Many areas of the city including Red Fort, Kashmere Gate, Civil Lines, Rajghat and ITO continue to be flooded bringing traffic to a standstill.

Here are 10 major points about the flood situation in Delhi-NCR:

1. Three boys drowned in a pit at a subway construction site while bathing in flood waters in Mukundpur Chowk district, northwest Delhi, on Friday.
2. After breaking the 45-year-old record three days ago, the water level in Delhi’s Yamuna River dropped to 208.17 meters at 6pm on Friday.
3. The Prime Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, announced the restart of the Okhla water treatment plant on Friday as the water level in the Yamuna River began to recede. The government has announced the closure of three water treatment plants – Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Akhla.
4. Water from the Yamuna River entered the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in Rajghat, Delhi, inundating its lawns and paths. The floodwaters rose up the entrance to the memorial complex to the marble platform where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
5. Traffic remained restricted on Mahatma Gandhi Marg from Sarai Kale Khan towards IP Flyover and on Bhairon Road due to heavy flooding. Delhi Traffic Police also asked passengers to avoid ITO arterial junctions.
6. The construction of the first ever metro bridge over the Yamuna River has been halted due to the high water level in the river.
7. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) closed the Red Fort to visitors on Friday as the 17th-century landmark was nearly flooded.
8. A total of 16 NDRF teams have been deployed to Delhi to tackle flooding caused by the Yamuna flood.
9. Water scarcity has hit several parts of Delhi including Civil Lines, Kamla Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Kalkaji, Govindpuri, Patel Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Moolchand and Southern Extension.
10. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for moderate rain and thunderstorms on Saturday in Delhi.