“Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi called from France and inquired about the waterlogging and flood situation in Delhi and the efforts being made to deal with it in detail. He directed to take appropriate steps in the interest of Delhi by taking all possible help from the Central Government”, tweets Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena

Around 2,000 individuals and over 700 cattles had been rescued to safer areas after Yamuna’s water overflowed into land alongside its banks in Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday, officers mentioned, at the same time as NDRF, SDRF and PAC personnel had been engaged in aid operations.

As many as 14 individuals had been killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh up to now 24 hours as a number of rivers crossed the hazard mark, officers right here mentioned.

Owing to torrential monsoon rains that continued to lash the state on Thursday, the Ganga breached the pink mark on the Kachhla bridge within the Budaun district, a report from Central Water Commission (CWC) mentioned. The Yamuna can be flowing above the hazard stage at Mavi in Shamli, the report added.

“A total of 14 persons have died due to rain-related incidents in the state in the past 24 hours since 6 pm on Wednesday,” the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner mentioned in a press release.

Delhi Water Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday mentioned that 5 gates on the ITO barrage are disrupting the movement of the Yamuna water.

During an inspection of the barrage close to the Delhi Secretariat, Bharadwaj mentioned 5 of the 32 gates are jammed as a result of silt accumulation, hindering the fast drainage of river water.

“We are actively working to open these gates. A compressor has been brought from the Kondli plant to remove the silt surrounding the gates. If the gates fail to open, gas cutters will be used,” he mentioned.

Owing to the rising wtaer stage of Yamuna river on the Ganga Basin in nationwide capital Delhi a number of individuals have been affected. The Delhi authorities knowledgeable that 23,692 individuals have been evacuated on Thursday

21,092 individuals are dwelling in tents/shelters. 12 Teams of NDRF have rescued 1,022 individuals, the Delhi authorities added. 

Over the final 5 days, the schedule of 342 trains have been hit by the flood. The Northern Railway needed to cancel 140 trains.

According to CWC portal, Water stage of Yamuna River decreased in Delhi. Water reached 208.63 meters at 10 pm

The metropolis is gazing a ingesting water scarcity because the Delhi authorities determined to chop down provide by 25 per cent following the closure of three water remedy vegetation — Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla — as a result of rising stage of the Yamuna.

Although the Yamuna water stage remained steady for 3 hours on Thursday, it began rising once more to achieve 208.66 by 7 pm, three metres above the hazard mark of 205.33 metres.

In replying to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s request to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to step in and cease the water discharge, the Centre has replied that extra water from the barrage needed to be launched. 

The Delhi Traffic Police in an advisory issued late on Thursday knowledgeable that no vehicular visitors might be allowed on Mahatma Gandhi Marg from Sarai Kale Khan in direction of IP Flyover as a result of overflow of drain water close to WHO Building.

An estimated ₹200 crore value of enterprise has been affected as a result of rains and flooding in elements of the nationwide capital, a merchants’ physique mentioned on Thursday.

While interesting to merchants to droop motion of products from different cities for subsequent few days in view of the rising water stage of the Yamuna river, the Chamber of Trade and Industry mentioned that the markets of Old Delhi, Kashmiri Gate, Mori Gate, Monestry Market, Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, Bhagirath Place, Lajpat Rai Market, Kinari Bazar , Fatehpuri, Khari Baoli, Naya Bazar have been affected.

“We attraction to the merchants and market associations of outdated Delhi to halt motion of products from outdoors within the subsequent few days,” Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) chairman Brijesh Goyal said.

Kashmiri Gate Market President Vinay Narang said that there is a possibility of a loss of more than ₹50 crore due to 3-4 days of rain, whereas CTI estimated that a business of about ₹200 crores have been affected as a result of rains.

The flood-like state of affairs in Delhi has not solely interrupted life within the nationwide capital but additionally inundated crematoria situated close to the raging Yamuna making it troublesome for individuals who have misplaced their family members to conduct funerals.

Nigambodh Ghat, a spot most well-liked by many for the final rites, is flooded as waters from the swollen river have rendered the locations virtually dysfunctional.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday had issued an advisory asking individuals to not go to Nigambodh Ghat to hold out final rites.

The crematorium in Geeta Colony too was closed as a result of rise in Yamuna water ranges.

The Delhi civic physique has suggested individuals to take the our bodies to different cremation grounds at Panchkuian Road, Sat Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Green Park, Dakshinpuri or ideally of their neighbourhood.

“We have identified 5 gates of ITO barrage, which is maintained by the Haryana government, that are jam. Lot of water which is coming into Delhi from Wazirabad side is not getting released from ITO (barrage) causing rise in water level,” mentioned Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj to PTI

There has been no change within the water stage of Yamuna within the oast two hours. The water stage at 6 pm & 7 pm was recorded as 208.66 metres, it was discovered to be the identical even at 8 pm.

Speaking on Delhi’s situation, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, has mentioned that if Arvind Kejriwal has written to the house ministry with an intention of politics, “it is rather unlucky”. “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 and to hide his own failure, then it is very unfortunate,” he mentioned. 

The Congress on Thursday attacked the AAP authorities in Delhi over the flood-like state of affairs in elements of the nationwide capital, describing it as a “man-made crisis” and never a pure catastrophe.

Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate mentioned, “The government needs to step in. 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, (there is) illegal occupation of land…”

“Where is the Delhi chief minister? Looks like he said it seriously that he would make Delhi (a) land of lakes,” Shrinate mentioned.

Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Thursday visited the Old Iron Bridge at Gandhi Nagar and took inventory of the state of affairs as elements of the nationwide capital had been inundated by water from the Yamuna river that spilled onto the streets.

Arora visited the bridge and different locations with Special Commissioner (Law and Order) Dependra Pathak, Joint Commissioner (East) Chhaya Sharma, Deputy Commissioner (Shahdara) Rohit Meena, Deputy Commissioner (Northeast) Joy Tirkey and different officers.

” 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

No adjustments recorded within the water stage of river Yamuna up to now two hours.

The water stage at 6 pm and seven pm was recorded as 208.66 metres, it was discovered to be the identical even at 8 pm.

All Municipal Corporation of Delhi-run colleges might be closed until July 16 in view of the flood-like state of affairs within the nationwide capital, the civic physique mentioned on Thursday.

This is available in accordance with the instructions issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, officers mentioned.

All colleges aided, recognised and run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will stay closed until July 16, a senior official mentioned.

The civic physique additionally issued an order on the closure on Thursday.

The MCD on Wednesday mentioned 10 colleges in low-lying areas of its Civil Lines zone and 7 within the Shahadra space can be closed on July 13 as a result of flood-like state of affairs.

The Delhi authorities has arrange aid camps — tents supported by wood poles — on roadsides in areas alongside the Yamuna, and round 7,500 individuals have been evacuated to those camps. However, many complained of poor services and preparations.

In a camp close to the Yamuna Bridge, Tarawati, who has a farm on the Yamuna floodplains, mentioned the flood has destroyed each her farm and her ‘juggi’ (shanty).

Several different on the aid camps had earlier misplaced their properties to anti-encroachment drive, and now their shanties on the financial institution of a swollen Yamuna is underwater

As the Yamuna waters spilled into extra areas of Delhi and rescue efforts intensified, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mentioned personal institutions throughout the town have been suggested to permit their staffers to do business from home.

Commercial institutions in and round Kashmere Gate at the moment underwater might be requested to shut down until the state of affairs improved, officers mentioned.

Twelve National Disaster Response Force groups, outfitted with inflatable boats, ropes and different gear, have been deployed in Delhi to assist the administration in its rescue efforts.

More than 20,000 individuals have been shifted to the aid camps thus far. There are 50 boats and extra might be deployed if wanted, mentioned Kejriwal who attended the DDMA assembly chaired by Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena.

The metropolis can be gazing a ingesting water scarcity because the Delhi authorities determined to chop down provide by 25 per cent following the closure of three water remedy vegetation — Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla — as a result of rising stage of the Yamuna.

Light to reasonable rainfall is predicted to proceed in Delhi on Friday whereas a ‘yellow’ alert has been issued for July 15, the Met workplace has mentioned.

Delhi witnessed mild rain on Thursday, including to the extreme waterlogging within the metropolis’s low-lying areas.

Brief spells of sunshine rain occurred in elements of central and south Delhi, together with areas resembling Lajpat Nagar, Saket, Malviya Nagar, Hauz Khas and Jangpura.

A complete of 16 NDRF groups have been deployed in Delhi to deal with the floods brought on by the overflowing Yamuna and the state of affairs is predicted to enhance by Friday morning, a senior NDRF officer mentioned on Thursday.

Three groups every have been deployed in east and northeast Delhi, 5 in southeast Delhi, 4 within the central area and one in Shahdara space of the nationwide capital, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Deputy Inspector General Mohsen Shahedi instructed reporters right here.

A complete of six districts in Delhi have been affected by the floods, he mentioned.

“As there has been minimum rain in Delhi in the last two days, we hope the situation will stabilise now and by tomorrow morning things are expected to be better,” he mentioned.

DIG (NDRF) Mohsen Shahidi says, “The state of affairs (in Delhi) has improved from yesterday…NDRF’s seven groups have been deployed in Delhi. People have been evacuated from the affected areas. The state of affairs is beneath management and it would enhance by tomorrow. According to the climate forecast, there are probabilities of rain for the following two days in Uttarakhand. Roads in Haridwar and Rishikesh might be affected; we’ve got deployed 4 NDRF groups and are coordinating with SDRF Uttarakhand. The state of affairs in Himachal Pradesh has improved…”

The Red Fort was closed for guests for the second half of Thursday and can stay shut on July 14 in view of the flood-like state of affairs in elements of Delhi, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officers mentioned on Thursday.

After breaching the hazard mark on Monday, waters from the raging Yamuna spilled onto the roads of the nationwide capital, inundating a number of areas.

The Yamuna waters additionally reached the partitions of the Mughal-era Red Fort, a UNESCO world heritage web site, and folks had been seen navigating by means of waist-deep and in some locations neck-high water.

Severe waterlogging was additionally reported in Rajghat and Purana Qila areas.

“ln exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 5 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959, the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, hereby direct that the Red Fort, Delhi, shall remain closed for the public and general visitors from the second half of July 13 to July 14, 2023, due to heavy monsoon and rainfall,” acknowledged an ASI order on Thursday.

Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the celebrated fort is situated close to the Yamuna river in outdated Delhi.

The IMD has predicted thundershowers within the nationwide capital until Friday, 14 July. 

Traffic crawled on a number of stretches and commuters struggled to achieve their locations as water from the Yamuna spilled onto the roads of the nationwide capital, prompting the Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday to concern an advisory on vehicular motion.

There is not any restriction on autos carrying important providers resembling meals gadgets and petroleum merchandise, the police mentioned.

The closure of roads as a result of Yamuna overflowing additionally hit visitors in a number of elements of the town, particularly east Delhi, the place commuters had been caught for hours.

The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has mentioned {that a} cloud mass is approaching from from Haryana resulting in chance of spell of sunshine to reasonable rainfall and gusty winds with velocity of 40-60 Km/h over Delhi throughout subsequent 2-3 hours

With visitors within the nationwide capital, particularly east Delhi, severely impaired by the closure of roads as a result of overflowing Yamuna, the town’s visitors police issued an advisory on the restrictions and regulation of vehicular motion.

According to the advisory, visitors has been impaired on the Mahatma Gandhi Marg between the IP flyover and Chandgi Ram Akhara in addition to between Kalighat Mandir and Delhi Secretariat, and on the Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Chandgi Ram Akhara.

According to CWC portal, the water stage of Yamuna river elevated to 208.66 metres from 208.65 metre at 6pm

Northern Railway has suspended prepare providers as a precautionary measure as a result of flood-like state of affairs. The General Manager of the Northern Railway instructed ANI that as a result of flood-like state of affairs, the railways needed to cease prepare providers as a precautionary measure.

He additional mentioned the road from Ambala to Delhi through Saharanpur and Meerut was additionally closed. On July 11, Delhi Shahdara’s outdated bridge railway line was additionally closed as a result of rising water ranges.

“On July 9, the Kalka-Shimla line was closed. On July 9-10, maximum services were closed in the Ambala division and between the Jalandhar-Firozepur divisions,” he added.

“The line from Ambala to Delhi via Saharanpur and Meerut was also closed,” he mentioned.

The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Thursday ordered that each one colleges as much as Class 12 will stay closed throughout Noida and Greater Noida on Friday on account of the Yamuna crossing the hazard mark and probabilities of rain.

As nationwide capital Delhi reels beneath extreme water logging and excessive flood-like state of affairs, at the same time as rainfall refuses to cease, Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Thursday mentioned not releasing extra water from the barrage may result in a “bigger damage”.

“When there are floods or heavy rains as we not releasing excess water from the barrage could lead to a “greater injury”.saw in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and even our state in the last few days, there is no option but to release water. If we stop the water, the situation will be disastrous,” the minister mentioned.

This comes amid an ongoing blame sport whereby Delhi has claimed that water movement from the Hathnikund barragehas elevated the Yamuna stage in Delhi inflicting it to overflow

In an advisory, the Delhi Traffic Police has urged residents to keep away from the next three roads: Mahatma Gandhi Marg between IP Flyover and Chandgi Ram Akhara, Mahatma Gandhi Marg between Kalighat Mandir and Delhi Secretariat and Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Chandgi Ram Akhara.

Due to the rise within the water stage of Yamuna and resultant inundation of low-lying areas, visitors motion has been impaired on Mahatma Gandhi Marg (Ring Road) between IP Flyover and Chandgi Ram Akhara, Mahatma Gandhi Marg between Kalighat Mandir and Delhi Secretariat and Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Chandgi Ram Akhara, whereas the world close to Nigam Bodh Ghat was additionally flooded.

Traffic on the GT Karnal Road within the nationwide capital was additionally thrown out of substances because the Yamuna waters breached the warning mark.

Meanwhile, a police van was seen caught in flood water close to Delhi’s Kashmere Gate on Thursday because the Yamuna River overflowed and Chandgi Ram Akhada Chowk space of Delhi witnessed extreme flooding.

Here is a information to raised perceive the Yamuna Water stage and its penalties in keeping with CWC portal

Warning Level (WL)- 204.5

Danger Level (DL) -205.33

Highest Flood Level (HFL)- 207.49

Present Water Level -208.65 metres on Thursday, 13, July 2023, 5 pm

Level Forecast (11)- 208.45 metres on Friday, 14, July 2023, 3am