Floodwaters of the overflowing Yamuna reached the entrance of the Supreme Court in Central Delhi while the busy ITO intersection and Rajghat were submerged as a regulator of the Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Department suffered damage, exacerbating the already dire situation. The iconic Red Fort too saw flood waters inundating .
#WATCH | Delhi: Water level in Yamuna river rises after incessant rainfall & release of water from Hathnikund barrage.
The water level of Yamuna River at Old Railway Bridge (ORB) has crossed the danger mark and is at 208.40 meters, recorded around 9 am.
(Visuals from Old… pic.twitter.com/LHqCMN8bR8
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2023
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inspected the spot at Vikas Bhawan, ITO where a drain regulator is damaged. Delhi Ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj also present. Later quoted by ANI, Kejriwal said “…Water entered different areas due to different reasons. Here – due to a breach (of drain regulator), at Raj Ghat due to backflow of water from a drain and at several other locations due to overflow of River Yamuna.”
#WATCH | Flood situation in Delhi: Heavy rainfall & increase in Yamuna river’s water level triggers waterlogging in parts of Delhi; Latest visuals from near Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/DhKh6kPSAM
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2023
“People will start getting relief soon, water is receding slowly…,” he said .
#WATCH Delhi: People face problems due to water-logging situation on ITO road due to the increase in the water level of the Yamuna River. pic.twitter.com/XEOY6F4BGl
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2023
Though the water level of the Yamuna has began to recede, the damage to the regulator near Indraprastha caused flooding in ITO and surrounding areas. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Revenue Minister Atishi directed the chief secretary to seek help from the NDRF and Army to prevent flooding in Delhi due to the damage to the regulator.
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj told ANI , “This is regulator at drain no.12 and it carries rainwater from the city into river Yamuna. Since the river was in spate, the regulator broke with pressure last evening. So, Yamuna’s water is flowing back into the city through this drain. Hundreds of workers were mobilised here overnight, there were IFC & Jal Board Engineers too. We are trying to create a bund with the gunny bags so that water stops entering the city. 60% of the work is complete…”
#WATCH | Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena and CM Arvind Kejriwal brief the media after inspecting the spot at Vikas Bhawan, ITO where a drain regulator is damaged.
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj tells the Lt Governor that he made several requests to different officers last night to… pic.twitter.com/f9XYnRtVCX
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2023
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena and Minister Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj inspected the spot at Vikas Bhawan, ITO where a drain regulator is damaged, reported ANI.
