North India floods: List of railways lines closed amid flash floods
Trains cancelled amid flash floods: Amid heavy rain and flash floods, Northern Railway has suspended train services as a precautionary measure due to the flood-like situation.
General Manager of Northern Railways Shobhan Chaudhuri said, "It rained heavily on July 8-9...The rain that happens in the mountains comes down to the plains, and as a result, many of our tracks got submerged. So as a precautionary measure, we had to stop the train service.”
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Line from Ambala to Delhi via Saharanpur and Meerut closed
Delhi Shahdara's old bridge railway line closed
Kalka-Shimla line closed
Maximum services were closed in the Ambala division
Jalandhar-Firozepur divisions closed
Ambala to Delhi via Saharanpur and Meerut closed
Due to overflowing of Yamuna River, all railway services of Delhi have been terminated, and as soon as the water recedes, the railway will conduct an inspection of the tracks and bridges to ensure proper functioning and then open the railway service in those sections.
Meanwhile, the Delhi police have initiated a rescue operation to evacuate people to a safer place amid the rising water level of the Yamuna River.
"The water level has risen, and a rescue operation is underway. We have rescued seven people. We are trying to convince people and move them to safer grounds. People have never seen the water level rise to this level, and they do not want to believe that it would rise further. Convincing them has become a little difficult. The people do not want to leave their belongings; therefore, we are trying to evacuate them with their belongings and shift them to a safer place," said Additional DCP Achin Garg.
The water in the Yamuna breached the danger-level mark on Sunday.
Yamuna River in Delhi, which is overflowing, reached a record-breaking level of 207.55 metres on Wednesday, surpassing the previous highest level in 44 years.
In the wake of rising levels of water, rescue and rehabilitation teams are engaged in relocating those living in low-lying areas to safer locations.
Several areas of the city are still under water as the water level of river Yamuna continues to rise following heavy rainfall and the release of water from the Hathnikund Barrage in neighbouring Haryana.
- ANI
