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Delhi-Noida rain highlights: Yamuna's water level receded to 205.5m at 11 pm
Delhi flood news highlights: Get all the latest updates on flood-like situation in the national Capital here.
Delhi flood news highlights: As the water level of the Yamuna River continue to recede, situation of waterlogging prevails after the national capital received fresh spell of rain on Saturday evening. Similarly, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted more rainfall today, keeping Delhiites on tenterhooks. At 11pm, the river flowed at 206.54m, down from 207.98m at 11pm on Friday but still well above the danger mark of 205.33m. Areas such as Rajghat, ITO area, Salimgarh underpass, parts of Mukherjee Nagar, Yamuna Bazar, Hakikat Nagar and Jaitpur were still waterlogged....Read More
However, some key roads including Vikas Marg, Metcalfe Café Road, ISBT, Sarai Kale Khan as well as some closed parts of the Ring Road and Boulevard Road have been reopened despite having some water on these stretches.
Water level of Yamuna river recedes to 205.5m
At 11 pm, water level of the Yamuna river has been recorded at 205.5m – slightly above the danger mark of 205.33m
Watch: Delhi LG VK Saxena inspects flood affected areas
Delhi flood updates: List of MCD schools shut till Tuesday
Yamuna may fall below danger mark by tonight, says Delhi min Atishi
“Yamuna's water level is decreasing rapidly and we are hopeful that by tonight Yamuna's water level be below the danger level. Now, our priority is to get life back to normal and to set up relief & rehabilitation camps for those who had to evacuate their place. But there is still waterlogging in many parts of the city. We are pumping out water from the roads,” Delhi PWD Minister and AAP leader Atishi told ANI.
Watch: Drone visuals of relief camp at Mayur Vihar
Watch: Train services resumed from Old Yamuna Bridge
Traffic opened on Ring Road between ISBT Kashmere Gate and Majnu ka Tilla
Traffic movement has been opened on Ring road in both the carriageways between ISBT Kashmere Gate and Majnu ka Tilla for Medium and light Vehicles: Delhi Traffic police
Delhi govt to pay ₹10,000 compensation to each flood-affected family, announces Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced a compensation of ₹10,000 to each flood-affected families.
“Several poor families living near river Yamuna suffered huge losses. Some families lost all their belongings of their homes. We will give compensation of ₹10,000 to each families as part of financial help. We will set up special camps for those who lost important documents like Aadhaar card in the floods. We will provide school uniforms and books to the students who lost them during floods”, the chief minister tweeted. Read full story
Schools to remain shut in flood affected areas till Tuesday
“In view of flood relief camps likely to continue to run in schools in the areas bordering the river Yamuna, all Govt., Govt. Aided & Private recognised schools in the affected Districts of DoE - East, North East, North West-A, North, Central & South East-will remain closed for students on 17th & 18th July,” notified Delhi government, reports ANI.
Bhairon marg is now open for vehicular traffic
"Bhairon marg is now open for vehicular traffic. Commuters are advised to plan their journey accordingly," tweets Delhi Traffic Police.
Woman lost her life because she was not provided with proper accommodation: Virendraa Sachdeva, Delhi BJP Chief
"This is sad and unfortunate. Delhi's Chief Minister should be ashamed of the fact that a woman lost her life because she was not provided with proper accommodation...This work had to be done by Delhi Govt...The woman had 5 kids...where will her family go? You can see thousands of people sleeping on the roads in Delhi. Where are the facilities of the Delhi Govt?... They have been left to die on the roads," says BJP's Delhi chief Virendraa Sachdeva
Delhi batters heavy rain again, roads under water
Heavy rains hit Delhi again, roads under water.
‘No meeting happened with flood control department in past two years’: Meenakshi Lekhi
"...People should not make false statements and in this case, Delhi PWD minister Atishi is not telling the truth. The fact is 3.59 lakh cusec of water has been released in prior times around this period higher amounts of water has been released...In the past two years, no meeting has happened with the flood control department...since there has been no meeting this is the situation...," says Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi on the flood situation in Delhi.
Delhi Jal Board spent ₹1,011 crore under Yamuna Action Plan in 8 years
The Delhi Jal Board has said it received ₹1,071.37 crore from the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in the last eight years and spent ₹1,011.67 crore under the Yamuna Action Plan - III during the period.
In response to an RTI query, the DJB said it received another ₹205 crore in funds from the NMCG in the last five years and spent all of it in expenditure under the Namami Gange Project.
NDRF assists civil administration in distributing food, water in affected areas
Delhi BJP accused AAP govt of 'carelessness', demands probe in Yamuna flood
The Delhi BJP on Sunday demanded a judicial probe into whether any desilting of Yamuna river and drains in the city was done by the AAP government, and if yes, how much money was spent on it.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged no desilting of Yamuna and drains was carried out by the Kejriwal government and the flood in Delhi was caused because of this failure.
‘He (Arvind Kejriwal) must give an account of ₹6,500 crore allocated for cleaning Yamuna’: Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva
'He (Arvind Kejriwal) must give an account of ₹6,500 crore allocated for cleaning Yamuna," says Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva.
‘Instead of blaming the Centre, they (AAP government) should reveal how much amount they have spent on infrastructure of Delhi’: Gautam Gambhir
"Instead of blaming the Centre, they (AAP government) should reveal how much amount they have spent on infrastructure of Delhi," says BJP MP Gautam Gambhir
Watch: Union min Anurag Thakur attacks Kejriwal, says ‘always runs from responsibility’
'Yamuna water level is going down at a good speed': AAP minister Saurabh Bharadwaj
"Yamuna water level is going down at a good speed...in some time the water level will go below the danger mark...as the level of water will recede a little bit more, water on ITO road will enter into this...": AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj
‘People told they lost many important documents… We will set up a camp so that they can make these govt document soon’: Shelly Oberoi
"Here, people have told us that they lost so many important documents like Aadhaar & voter ID cards during the flood. We assure people that we will set up a camp so that they can make these govt document soon": Delhi Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi
Delhi Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi visits flood affected Priyadarshini Colony in Kashmere Gate
Delhi Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi visited the flood affected Priyadarshini Colony in Kashmere Gate on Sunday.
Commuters face inconvenience as waterlogging continues in Sangam Vihar, Delhi. Watch visuals
Commuters face inconvenience as waterlogging continues in Sangam Vihar, Delhi. Watch visuals.
'Situation in Delhi gradually becoming normal': CM Kejriwal
With receding water level (of Yamuna), situation is gradually becoming normal. Floodwater has been drained out of several areas while few areas are still affected, and efforts are underway to restore normalcy there," says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal visits flood relief camp in Mori Gate and interacts with the people
CM Arvind Kejriwal visited the flood relief camp in Mori Gate and interacted with the people on Sunday.
