The water level of Yamuna river in Delhi once again crossed the danger mark on Monday. After heavy rains in many parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the water level of Yamuna has increased due to release of water from Hathinikund Barrage. Water level 205.057 meter was recorded at 7 am on Monday. Which is being told far above the danger mark. , Flood threat looms over Delhi

Officials said that the relief and rehabilitation work in the flood-affected low-lying areas of the national capital could be affected by the rise in the water level of the river. Delhi Revenue Minister Atishi had said on Saturday that the Delhi government is on high alert in view of the threat of floods due to the release of more than two lakh cusecs of water from Hathinikund barrage into the Yamuna river. He had expressed apprehension that if the water level reaches 205.7 meters, some parts of Yamuna Khadar may be submerged.

Recorded on July .46 Yamuna’s water level had reached the meter

Yamuna’s water level for the last few days ) meter is around the danger mark. On July this record .057 meters was reached. According to the Central Water Commission (CWC) data, the water level of the Yamuna increased from 1 meter on Saturday night 22. 46 Heavy rains likely in Himachal and Uttarakhand till July

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till July. Bhim Singh Rawat, assistant coordinator of ‘South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People’, said, “This amount of water poses a moderate flood risk in the national capital, which is still recovering from the floods in the second week of July.” He said, due to the second flood, the Yamuna river can spread to most of its plains in Delhi. Heavy rains in upper Delhi will affect relief and rehabilitation This may also affect the water supply in the city, which was affected for four-five days due to floods in the Wazirabad Pump House and the water supply was restored to normal only on Tuesday. The pump house supplies raw water to Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla treatment plants. These plants supply about 057 percent water to the city.

Child drowns in rain water collected outside house in Prem Nagar area of ​​Delhi An official said that Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital reported the matter to the Prem Nagar police station on Saturday night at ten o’clock. At the hospital, the boy’s guardian told the police that water had collected outside their house due to rain and their child drowned in it while playing, the official said. He told that legal action is being taken in the matter.

Rain-related incidents in Maharashtra people died, thousands of houses damaged during the day In Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, at least people died in rain-related incidents in the last 35 day, while at least 4,701 houses were damaged due to heavy rains. Torrential rains have also affected 35, 13 hectare of agricultural land, in which 35, 13 hectare of agricultural land is in Amravati Mandal. About 2,701 people have been evacuated to safer places. In Nagpur division since July, people have died in floods and lightning incidents 22. Three people each died in Gadchiroli and Bhandara, two each in Wardha and Gondia and one person died in Chandrapur. In Amravati Mandal 22 five people died in a day on July, which includes the death of three people in Yavatmal. One person each died in Akola and Buldhana. The official said that 35 three people died in Amravati district due to flood water on July.Published Date

Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 9: 44 AM IST