Delhi Flood News Live highlights: Yamuna water reaches near Supreme Court

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Thursday issued an advisory on water emergency in the national capital due to the effects of rise in river Yamuna's water level. Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on an official visit in France, made a phone call to Union home minister Amit Shah, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to get a status update on the deluge in Delhi. Read more

“Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji called from France and inquired about the waterlogging and flood situation in Delhi and the efforts being made to deal with it in detail,” tweeted Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena.

“He (PM Modi) directed to take appropriate steps in the interest of Delhi by taking all possible help from the Central Government,” Saxena added. 

As the Delhiites continue to battle flood-like situation in the capital, political blame game has erupted between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the five gates of ITO barrage maintained by the Haryana government are jammed. “Lot of water which is coming into Delhi from Wazirabad side is not getting released from ITO (barrage) causing rise in water level”, Bharadwaj told PTI. Read full story

" Blaming others for Delhi's condition is wrong and this is not the time for politics...Kejriwal wrote to Amit Shah and requested him to interfere and reduce the amount of water that is being released from Hathnikund barrage...if this was written with the intention of politics & to hide his own failure, then it is very unfortunate": Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told ANI. 

No changes recorded in the water level of river Yamuna in the past two hours. The water level at 6 pm & 7 pm was recorded as 208.66 metres, it was found to be the same even at 8 pm, reported ANI. 

“In Delhi, we have deployed 16 teams in six districts and they are conducting evacuation along with state administration, Delhi Police, and other agencies (in flood-hit areas),” said NDRF DIG Mohsen Shahidi amid flood-like situation in parts of Delhi.

Attacking the Delhi government and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for the flood-like situation in parts of Delhi, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate told news agency PTI, “It has happened because of a man made crisis, this is not a natural disaster. Drains are not clear, water bodies have been taken over, illegal occupation of land...where is the Delhi chief minister? Looks like he said it seriously that he would make Delhi land of lakes.” Read full story

A cloud mass is approaching from west (from Haryana) leading to possibility of spell of light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds with speed of 40-60 Km/h over Delhi during next 2-3 hours: IMD 

Traffic crawled on several stretches and commuters struggled to reach their destinations as water from the Yamuna spilled onto the roads of the national capital. 

In light of heavy monsoon and rainfall, and to prioritize the safety and well-being, the Red Fort, Delhi will be closed from the 2nd half of 13th to 14th July, 2023: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

“We have shifted many patients from Surustra Trauma Centre to Lok Nayak Hospital in the wake of the flood-like situation in Delhi. We have kept more than 70 beds vacant to tackle emergency cases...There is a risk of power outage and we are taking every possible precautionary measure to tackle the emergency situation,” Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, Lok Nayak Hospital told news agency ANI on the flood situation in Delhi.

“Due to high level of water in Yamuna after heavy rains and in view of chances of rain, district magistrate has ordered closure of all schools of all boards on July 14 in Noida and Greater Noida,” said District Inspector of Schools, Dharmveer Singh. 

Yamuna water level has once again risen after being stabel for nearly four hours. It was recorded at 208.65 meters according to the latest measurement taken at 5pm. 

Flood gates at Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar have been closed after over 100 hours as water level has come down below 1 lakh and was recorded at 88,000 at 4 pm.