Delhi flood news highlights: Over 25.4k people evacuated so far, says government

A total of 25,478 people have been evacuated so far in a rescue operation from the flood-affected areas, an official statement said on Friday.

Delhi Government said that 22,803 people have been shifted to tents and shelters and 16 teams of NDRF have been deployed in flood-affected districts in rescue work.

"25,478 people have been evacuated. 22,803 people are in tents/shelters. 16 teams of NDRF have been deployed in flood-affected districts in rescue work. Some of the low-lying areas of Delhi have witnessed flood water due to very high levels of river water and consequent backflow of water, breach of embankments etc," an official statement issued by the Delhi government said.

As Delhi continues to battle flood after water spilled from swollen Yamuna river, a video from Red Fort and Chandgi Ram Akhada showed NGO workers rescuing stray dogs on Friday. Watch here

With the Yamuna river in Delhi flowing above the danger mark for days creating flood-like situation across the city, Aam Aadmi Party on Friday alleged that the BJP through its government in Haryana is "intentionally" diverting the water to the national capital.

Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and AAP chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar, said, "In case of a flood, water is released from Hathni Kund towards Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi in balanced quantities. But from July 9 to 13, all the water was released towards Delhi. Had water been released equally towards all the three states, the areas of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh adjacent to the Yamuna would have been safe."

“Embankment at breached water regulator 80 pc complete; Army to finish work tonight,” informed Delhi LG Office on flood situation, reported PTI. 

25,478 people have been evacuated. 22,803 people are in tents/shelters. 16 teams of NDRF have been deployed in flood-affected districts in rescue work. Some of the low-lying areas of Delhi have witnessed flood water due to very high level of river water & consequent backflow of water, breach of embankments etc: Delhi Govt

The present level of river water at Old Railway Bridge (ORB) at 9pm is 208.07 Meters. Today at 8pm, 57363 cusecs of water discharged from Hathi Kund Barrage. As per latest forecast issued by Central Water Commission (CWC) today at 11:30am, water level at ORB is expected to be at 208.05 Meters between 10pm to 12am & thereafter, it is likely to decrease, said Delhi Govt, as reported by ANI.

The Yamuna’s water level at the Old Railway Bridge in the Capital; was 208.63m at 10pm on July 13, according to Central Water Commission (CWC) data from a real-time hydrograph at the location. This is only somewhat lower than the all-time high of 208.65 metres that the hydrograph recorded at 5pm on July 13. While the real-time forecasts of the CWC as of 10pm suggest that the water level in the Yamuna will decrease to 208.45m by 3pm on July 14, this is still way above the official danger level of 205.33 metres. Read full story

Advising Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to find solutions to the problems of the National Capital and stop indulging in blame game, Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said it was unethical on the part of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to play politics even over natural calamities. Read full story

As pert latest measurement, the water level of river Yamuna now stands at 208.12 metres at 8pm. 

The traffic at the Delhi–Noida Direct Flyway moved at a slow pace on Thursday after Delhi traffic police made diversions as the Yamuna river in Delhi experienced an unprecedented rise, reaching an alarming height of 208.48 meters on Thursday morning. Read full story

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the water treatment plants at Wazirabad and Chandrawal will resume functioning by Saturday morning if the Yamuna water level recedes to 207.7 metres. Read full story

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued rainfall alerts for various states in the coming five days. These included flood-wrecked Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, many districts of Maharashtra, as well as states like Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan, which are set to receive different intensities of rainfall. Read full story

The water level in Yamuna river was recorded at 208.17 metres according to data by Central Water Commission. 

The Yamuna water level has gone down to 208.20 metres at 5 pm, according to the Central Water Commission. 

Three minor children drowned in a waterlogged area of Mukundpur in Northwest Delhi on Friday, police said, adding that the bodies have been fished out and sent to a hospital for postmortem.

A senior Delhi Police officer said that all of them were residents of Jahangirpuri H-block. and had gone to take bath in a waterlogged area in Mukundpur on Friday afternoon. Read full story

In an advisory, the Delhi Traffic police informed that due to flood-like situation in many parts of the capital, the Special Lok Adalat, which was scheduled to be held on this Sunday, has been postponed to July 30.