Earlier on Thursday too, PM Modi had called Delhi LG from France and enquired about the waterlogging and flood situation in Delhi and efforts to deal with it.
SDRF Commandant Manikant Mishra said, "The state's SDRF i.e. State Disaster Response Force is leading on every front on the lines of a skilled guard. Due to the heavy rains in the state in the last few days, the general public is facing many difficult situations. Somewhere people are trapped
Col Tejinder Singh, Corps of Engineers Indian Army working on the ongoing flood relief work at drain 1 at the ITO site said that his team carried out an initial assessment and mustered their resources. After analysing the situation they came to the conclusion that there is a requirement of a
With the Yamuna River continuing to flow above the danger mark in Delhi creating a flood-like situation, Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Saturday issued an order to lAS and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Island Civil Services (DANICS) officers to assist in the rescue, relief and rehabilitation w
He further said since several districts of Haryana bordering Delhi are receiving heavy water leading to a flood-like situation why would the state government deliberately release water?
Amid the prevailing flood situation in parts of the national capital, Delhi Public Works Department minister Atishi Marlena, on Saturday, said that the PWD is working on a war-footing to ensure that roads and traffic return to normalcy as soon as possible.
In a recent report titled "Afghanistan's Dire Humanitarian Situation," the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) recommended the continuation of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
Several areas of the city are under water as the water level of River Yamuna rose following heavy rainfall and the release of water from the Hathnikund Barrage in neighbouring Haryana.
Major roads at ITO and other low-lying areas near Yamuna continued to remain flooded late on Friday night and commuters could be seen facing convenience to reach their destination.