'Floods unlikely in Delhi, but...': CM Kejriwal amid heavy rains
Delhi, July 10: Floods are unlikely in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated on Monday, citing expert projections. If necessary, we will relocate people from low-lying areas to safe areas, he added, just hours after his Public Works Department Minister Atishi stated that the Yamuna River's water level is expected to reach the danger mark by tomorrow morning.
Yamuna's water level has already reached dangerous levels. At 1 p.m. today, it had risen to 204.63 metres. The alert level is 204.50.
In light of growing Yamuna water levels, Kejriwal stated that he is in contact with the Central Water Commission, and their predictions indicate that a flood-like situation would not occur.
"This is not the time to point fingers at each other. The governments of all affected states need to work together to provide relief to the public," he further said.
According to Kejriwal, this is the first time that waterlogging has been reported in New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) regions. "Some roads also caved in there. We have asked officials to ascertain the cause."
To avoid untoward incidents, potholes on roads would be filled with stones, according to the Chief Minister, who also stated that he has directed the NDMC to fix waterlogging issues.
The Delhi government issued a flood alert on Sunday after Haryana released more than one lakh cusecs of water from the Hathnikund barrage into the Yamuna river. At 1 p.m. today, the barrage unleashed another 1,90, 837 cusecs.
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- With inputs from agencies
