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Yamuna Water Levels Drop Marginally, Floodwaters Reach Supreme Court Entrance

After breaking a 45-year record three days earlier, water levels in Delhi’s Yamuna fell to 208.25 metres around 3 p.m. on Friday, despite flooding in numerous important districts of the city.

On Thursday, after remaining stable for three hours, the water level began to rise and reached 208.66 metres at 7 p.m., three metres above the danger mark of 205.33 metres.

According to Central Water Commission (CWC) data, the water level was 208.57 metres in the early hours of Friday and had dropped to 208.48 metres by 5 a.m.

The Yamuna’s water level was 208.42 metres at 8 a.m., 208.38 metres at 10 a.m., and 208.35 metres at 11 a.m.

The Yamuna in Delhi reached 207.71 metres on Wednesday, breaking the previous record of 207.49 metres set in 1978.

Meanwhile, floodwaters reached the Supreme Court’s entrance in central Delhi and swamped the popular ITO crossroads and Rajghat due to a faulty regulator at the Irrigation and Flood Control Department.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Revenue Minister Atishi have asked Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to request assistance from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Army in order to prevent floodwaters from entering new regions of the national capital.

Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “I will visit the site at 11 am”, through his official Twitter handle.

The Delhi Traffic Police tweeted, “Due to the present flood-like situation in Delhi, the Lok Adalat, which was scheduled to be held on July 16, 2023, is now rescheduled for July 30, 2023”, through its official Twitter handle.

Also read: Heavy Rains Caused Flash Floods In Parts Of China, Evacuating Over 2,600 People

Spriha Rai

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