Arvind Kejriwal: The Aam Aadmi Party chief stated there’s no one specifically in charge.

New Delhi:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday night, after the re-opening of one in every of three water therapy vegetation which have remained shut as a result of flooding from an overflowing Yamuna river in the national capital, stated the remaining two would even be re-opened if the water stage within the river dips and there is no extra heavy rainfall. However, the climate workplace has predicted rains for Saturday and Sunday as effectively, he added.

Speaking to the media, he additionally repeatedly appealed to everybody to avoid pointing fingers and blaming one another for the emergency state of affairs in Delhi.

“This is such a crisis when humans should help other humans. There’s no use abusing one another. BJP has been abusing me since yesterday. Let them do it, doesn’t matter to me,” he stated.

ITO बैराज पर 32 में ये 5 गेट बंद हैं। इन्हें हरियाणा सरकार सँभालती है। इनके बंद होने से पानी की निकासी आगे की तरफ़ बाधित हो रही है। नेवी और आर्मी के साथ मिलकर हम इन्हें खोलने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं, शाम को मैं खुद मौक़े पर गया और टीम से बात की। इन गेट के खुलने से पानी का बहाव दिल्ली… pic.twitter.com/Ds7zOfrhRs

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 14, 2023

If the water stage within the Yamuna river, which has always been above the hazard mark (205.33 meters) for a number of days now, goes all the way down to even 207.7 by Saturday morning, the remaining two water therapy vegetation in Chandrawal and Wazirabad which have been shut, will even be re-opened, Mr Kejriwal stated after the re-opening of the Okhla water therapy plant.

Yamuna water stage at 10 am right this moment was reported to be 207.48 meters. Minutes later, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, saying the water stage in Yamuna is reducing step by step, and if it would not closely rain once more, the state of affairs will change into regular quickly.

“We have started draining water from Chandrawal and Wazirabad water treatment plants. The machines will be dried soon after. Both the plants will be operational only by tomorrow,” he stated in Hindi.

यमुना में पानी का स्तर धीरे धीरे कम हो रहा है। अगर फिर से तेज बारिश नहीं हुई तो जल्द स्थिति नार्मल हो जाएगी। चन्द्रावल और वज़ीराबाद वाटर ट्रीटमेंट प्लांट्स से पानी निकालना चालू कर दिया। इसके बाद मशीनें सुखायेंगे। दोनों प्लांट्स कल तक ही चालू हो पायेंगे

कृपया सावधानी बरतें और एक…

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 15, 2023

Five out of 32 gates of the ITO barrage have remained jammed due to which the water is not draining out of Delhi on the identical move it is coming into, Mr Kejriwal defined. 

“After nearly 20 hours of non-stop efforts, the first jammed gate of the ITO Barrage has been opened. A diving team extracted the silt from under the water with a compressor, then the gate was pulled up with a hydra crane. Soon all the five gates will be opened,” he tweeted in Hindi late on Friday evening, particularly thanking the Army Engineer Regiment and the divers.

क़रीब 20 घंटों की बिना रुके मेहनत के बाद, ITO बैराज का पहला जाम हुआ गेट खोल दिया गया है। गोताखोर टीम ने पानी के नीचे से सिल्ट कंप्रेसर द्वारा निकाली, फिर हाईड्रा क्रेन से गेट को खींचा गया। जल्द ही पाँचों गेट खोल दिए जाएँगे।

आर्मी इंजीनियर रेजिमेंट और गोताखोरों का विशेष धन्यवाद।

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 14, 2023

Indian Navy personnel are additionally aiding the Delhi administration to get the barrage working at full capability quickly to keep away from additional chaos in case of heavy rains or an extra rise in Yamuna water ranges.

Mr Kejriwal additionally stated his authorities would request its Haryana counterpart handy them over the administration and upkeep of the ITO barrage.

There are three barrages inside Delhi — Wazirabad Barrage, ITO Barrage, and Okhla Barrage. The Delhi authorities handles the Wazirabad barrage, Haryana authorities is accountable for the ITO barrage, and the administration of Okhla Barrage is with the federal government of Uttar Pradesh.

The Aam Aadmi Party chief additional stated there’s no one specifically in charge as all of the water is coming from upwards.

“There was no rain in Delhi except for one day. All the water is coming from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. This is not our local water. Delhi till now didn’t have the capacity to handle such volume of water. The water level in Yamuna has crossed 207.5 after 45 years. This is a huge crisis, where everyone should work together instead of blaming one another,” Arvind Kejriwal stated.