14,000 living in low-lying areas along the river bank have been evacuated

With the water level in Yamuna rising on the second day on Tuesday after crossing the “danger mark”, the Delhi Government has shifted 14,000 people living adjacent to the Yamuna and in low-lying areas to relief camps.

The river was flowing a metre above the danger mark (206.25 metres) at 1 pm on Tuesday and may rise further after Haryana released 25,590 cusec of water from the Hathni Kund barrage on Tuesday.

On Monday, the river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres at 6 pm.

The water level is further expected to touch 207 metres by Wednesday morning before beginning to recede.

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot inspected the relief camps set up by the Delhi Government at Haathi Ghat and Kanchan Colony. “Inspected Relief Camps at Haathi Ghat and Kanchan Colony set up by Delhi Govt. Interacted with people who have been evacuated and now staying in relief camps. Have directed area DMs to ensure availability of all the relief materials,” Gahlot tweeted.

The administration has deployed 30 boats in low-lying areas prone to flooding to prevent accidental drowning.

Besides, 53 boats have been put on standby to tackle any eventualities. The authorities have alerted residents about increasing water level in Khajuri Khas, Wazirabad, Usmanpur,  Mayur Vihar, Burari and Seelampur.

Meanwhile, the Northern Railway has restricted the speed of trains on the Yamuna Bridge to 20 kmph.  Gearing up to tackle any eventualities, the Delhi Government has also set up tents opposite Mayur Vihar Extension with a capacity of accommodating 23,000 people during flooding.

On Tuesday, the Delhi Government agencies placed sandbags near the shores of Yamuna at the Loathian bridge and areas surrounding ISBT. To avoid any untoward incident, the BSES disconnected the electricity lines going below the Loathian Bridge and the e-rickshaw charging point near the bridge.

More than 14,000 people living in low-lying areas along the Yamuna in the city have been evacuated by the Government agencies till Tuesday.

The East district administration has deputed SDMs, senior district administration official, civil defense volunteers, district disaster management authority personnel besides divers and mechanised boats at sensitive locations in the districts.

The authorities also claimed that unlike 1978, there is no danger of the Yamuna breaching its embankments. The water level in 1978, September, 2010 and June, 2013 (the year in which Kedarnath deluge) had crossed the level of 207 meters.

In June 2013, when there were many districts along the coastline of Yamuna in National Capital were seen flooded, Haryana had released 8.1 lakh cusecs of water that had resulted in raising the water level to 207.3 meters.

Similarly on August 18 this year, Haryana had once again released 8.3 lakh cusecs of water, which is the highest till date, due to heavy rain in upstream areas of Uttarakhand.

Wednesday, 21 August 2019 | Shekhar Singh/Chandan Prakash| New Delhi

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