New Delhi: As flood situation went downhill in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia paid attention towards the stock of the ongoing evacuation work in the low-lying areas and urged to the people to shift to safer areas. The authorities issued orders for the immediate closure of traffic on old Yamuna Bridge after the Yamuna crossed the danger level.
The national capital of India has been on high alert following a flood-like state due to steady rainfall over the last two days. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal had on Saturday headed an emergency meeting with the Chief Secretary and the Flood Control Department on the prospect of flood in the city due to the release of 5 lakh cusecs water from Haryana's Hathnikund stream.
MLAs of the vulnerable areas, officials of Delhi Police, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), urban development, Irrigation and Flood Control, Army, MCDs, PWD, Delhi Jal Board, CATS, Health, Revenue, DDMA and other stakeholder departments were present at this meeting, according to the reports of Zee news.
Meanwhile, the authorities in Delhi have started to evacuate hundreds of people living in the Yamuna catchment part as a flood threat emerged following a sharp increase in the river's point.
Nodal Officer, Preet Vihar, Arun Gupta stated that Over 10,000 persons have been affected. He added that people earlier living on the river bed and low-lying areas are being shifted out.