As the water level at the Yamuna continues to rises crossing the danger mark, over 1000 families, living in low-lying are have been evacuated till Sunday morning.
‘Till now, 1500 people have moved from low-lying areas. 550 tents pitched across 10 locations in East district. If more people need to be evacuated and accommodated, we have schools and night shelters,’ K Mahesh, District Magistrate East (Delhi), told ANI.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia met the people in the vicinity of the river and requested people to evacuate the places along banks of Yamuna river where water level is rising
Delhi: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia reaches Nizamuddin Bridge to request people to evacuate the places along banks of Yamuna river where water level is rising pic.twitter.com/x3N8oqaTZG
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The Yamuna was flowing at 205.46 meters on Sunday after water discharge from Haryana’s Hathnikund Barrage and continuous rainfall in the region, forcing authorities to order the evacuation.
Haryana had released six lakh cusecs of water at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The water level is expected to rise further to 206.60 meters on July 31.
‘More water is being released from the barrage every hour, which will have an impact on the water level of the river here. We are keeping a close watch on the situation,’ a Flood and Control Department official said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, On Saturday, also reviewed the preparedness to tackle the flood-like situation in low-lying areas of Delhi. The Delhi government has also requested the Army to be on the standby for any emergency.