Vehicular movement on the road near the Red Fort returned to normalcy on Wednesday morning, days after it was halted after severe waterlogging and flood conditions as the Yamuna river continued to be in spate, officials said.
As per SDRF officials, nine days of constant rain in Uttarakhand's hilly and plain regions caused the rivers' water levels to rise, subsequently, the SDRF personnel have been instructed to maintain a high degree of alertness.
Following heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand on Monday, the water level of River Alaknanda swelled up significantly as the state is battered with torrential rains and the release of water from barrages resulting in floods.
Delhi's Saket court on Tuesday recorded the statements of some of the important prosecution witnesses, including the doctor who treated Aftab Amin Poonawala, the accused in the grisly murder of Shraddha Walkar, after he injured himself. The court also recorded the statement of a neighbour
“Considering the improvement of the flood situation and descending water level of Yamuna River, it has been decided by the competent authorities to withdraw all the restrictions imposed as per the orders on July 13th and 17th with effect from July 19th," read the official statement.
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.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard’s Growth Lab Director and Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School, and discussed enhancing cooperation and exchanging best in
Speaking to ANI, the former bureaucrat said, "Kejriwal has no knowledge of technology and water management...He should think about implementing long-term schemes to save Delhi."