After chaos in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and some parts of Punjab, the monsoon mayhem has started to affect India's National Capital- New Delhi. Courtesy of the rise in the water level of Yamuna exceeding the danger level mark of 208.46m, many parts of New Delhi on Thursday were inundated in water resulting in heavy traffic jams and panic among people. Now, multiple videos are doing rounds on social media showing how the state of Delhi is getting worse and Yamuna's water has started to crip into the city. Similarly, a video doing rounds of Kahsmere Gate shows one lane is totally submerged into water.
In the video, a man can be seen shooting the surrounding areas and showing that Kashmere Gate ISBT lane totally inundated with water forcing shops and everything to remain closed. In the video, the man can be heard saying, "Can you all guess where I am standing? This is ISBT Kashmere Gate Bus Stop, this is Ring Road, and you all can see what is the situation here. One side of the road is totally submerged in the water, and in the other vehicles are operating."
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#DelhiFlood: यमुना का जलस्तर रेकॉर्ड लेवल पर बढ़ने के बाद कश्मीरी गेट तक पहुंचा पानी pic.twitter.com/HWzjZMPpOk
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For the unversed, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah informing that the reason behind the water level rising in Yamuna is because a high volume of water is being released from Haryana's Hathnikund barrage. As per reports, the Hathnikund Barrage's peak inflow on Tuesday morning was 3.59 lakh cusecs and lasted for two hours. At 3 pm on Wednesday, the inflow had gradually diminished to 1.30 lakh cusecs. Now that the river has started overflowing, problems for the city's inhabitants are imminent. As a result, people moved to safer areas when water invaded the Monastery market at Kashmere Gate and Ring Road. The authorities placed sandbags to stop the water from flowing farther after the swelling Yamuna river entered Ring Road.
Notably, seeing Yamuna crossing and flood threat looming over Delhi, LG Vinai Kumar Saxena scheduled a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority for today. Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister, will also attend this meeting. For precautionary measures, the Delhi Police has implemented Section 144 CrPC in the nation's capital's flood-prone regions as a preventative measure.
Areas affected due to rise in Yamuna's water level-
Civil Lines
ITO
Kashmiri Gate
GT Karnal road
Boat Club
Monastery Market
Neeli Chhatri Temple
Yamuna Bazar
Neem Karoli gaushala
Vishwakarma colony
Stretch between Majnu ka Tila and Wazirabad