Since the 10th of July, Delhi has witnessed a flood as the Yamuna flows above the Denger mark. After breaching a 45-year record on Wednesday. However, water levels in the Yamuna in Delhi came down to 208.25 metres at 3 p.m. on Friday, but several key areas of the city are still submerged.
ITO experiences waterlogging, and the water here is so smelly that people can›t bear the smell. Waterlogged here because of the backflow of the Yamuna from the drains. Hear the smelly water spreading water-borne diseases.
CM Arvind Kejriwal said after inspecting the damaged drain regulator at Vikas Marg, ITO, that the flow of the Yamuna was so high that it breached the regulator and entered the city. The water level is reducing, but the damage to the regulator is causing waterlogging at ITO and nearby areas. Labourers and engineers worked overnight to create a mud wall to stop the water from entering the city. He added that the Army and NDRF have also joined the operation, so I believe we will be able to stop the water in the next 3–4 hours.
Saurabh Bharadwaj, Minister of the Delhi government, said that to prevent Yamuna water from entering the city, we wrote to the Chief Secretary on the WhatsApp group to call the NDRF; otherwise, floodwaters might enter sensitive areas of Delhi. We also asked the DM. But our messages were ignored last night.
Meanwhile, the floodwaters reached the entrance of the Supreme Court in central Delhi and submerged the busy ITO intersection and Rajghat as the Irrigation and Flood Control Department›s regulator was damaged.
On the other hand, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the national capital will receive light to moderate rainfall from July 14 to July 19.
