The water level of the Yamuna is witnessing a decline but is above the danger level and was recorded at 205.46 metres at 3 PM in Delhi on Tuesday from 205.71 metres recorded at 7 am.
The situation of waterlogging in several low lying areas of Delhi, including on roads from Kashmere Gate to Majnu Ka Tila, has improved today as the water level slowly recedes, it said.
As Yamuna river in the national capital continues to flow above the danger mark for another day, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chaddha on Friday alleged that the "Bharatiya Janata Party through its government in Haryana is using the Hathnikund barrage to drown flood-hit Delh
Delhi Government said that 22,803 people have been shifted to tents and shelters and 16 teams of NDRF have been deployed in flood-affected districts in rescue work.
"The Engineering Core of the Indian Army with 3 officers, 6 JCOs and 45 jawans, apart from other workmen, has completed about 80 per cent of the work on restoring the Bund, the breach of which had led to the river water gushing into the drain no. 12 and damaging its regulator," an official s
Even as the national capital witnesses a flood-like situation in several low-lying areas near the Yamuna, IMD said further light to moderate rainfall is likely in Delhi, Haryana and adjoining areas during the next 5 days.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said that some people who are staying in 'Sheesh Mehal' (referring to Kejriwal's official residence) are blaming others for the flood situation in Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that all government and private schools were being closed in areas where people were grappling with extensive flooding and waterlogging.