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Live update on the Delhi floods: Three boys drowned, flooding is still causing havoc in Delhi, and more rain is possible today

 Live update on the Delhi floods: Three boys drowned, flooding is still causing havoc in Delhi, and more rain is possible today


Live update on the Delhi floods: Three boys drowned, flooding is still causing havoc in Delhi, and more rain is possible today


Delhi Flood Updates: Three days after smashing a 45-year record, the Yamuna in Delhi dropped to 208.17 metres at 6 o'clock on Friday. Many sections in Delhi have flood damage. Yamuna water flooded the gardens and paths of the Mahatma Gandhi monument at Rajghat in Delhi. Water rose to the entrance to the marble platform of the memorial complex where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated due to backflow from a nearby drain. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that numerous NDRF rescue teams are stationed in Delhi.




Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that many NDRF teams have been sent to Delhi to assist in the rescue and relief efforts for flood victims. Within the following 24 hours, the Yamuna river's water level is anticipated to drop. The issue of traffic congestion is still present due to the introduction of flood water in various areas of Delhi. Yamuna's water level began to drop on Friday, and for the first time in the previous 48 hours, it fell below 208 metres. Yamuna's nighttime water level was measured at 207.98 metres.


On Thursday, after three hours of stability, it began to rise. By seven o'clock in the evening, it had risen to a height of 208.66 metres, three metres higher than the danger level of 205.33 metres. On Thursday, after three hours of stability, it began to rise. By seven o'clock in the evening, it had risen to a height of 208.66 metres, three metres higher than the danger level of 205.33 metres.


Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister, performed a survey at the ITO crossroads and Rajghat in response to the harm that waterlogging has done to the regulator of the Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Department.


After many days of intense rain in Delhi, the Yamuna broke its banks as a result of water being released from the Hathinikund Barrage in Haryana, flooding various sections of the city, including Red Fort, Kashmere Gate, Civil Lines, Rajghat, and ITO. Numerous thousands of individuals had to leave low-lying locations. Delhi's Yamuna river surpassed its previous mark of 207.49 metres set in 1978. People are having trouble getting around since water has reached the roads in several parts of the national capital Delhi as a result of the Yamuna river's rising water level.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that many NDRF teams have been sent to Delhi to assist in the rescue and relief efforts for flood victims. Within the following 24 hours, the Yamuna river's water level is anticipated to drop. While the rehabilitation work on the I&FC regulator near the WHO building has virtually been finished by the Indian Army. The army has also finished clearing the muck and silt that had clogged the ITO Barrage's five gates. Additionally, an ITO barrage has been launched, which will cause the Yamuna's water level to drop.



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