Yamuna river crosses 208 metres mark; flooding near Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's house

NEW DELHI: Setting off alarm bells in Delhi, Yamuna river on Thursday crossed the 208 metres mark at around 7am.

Also See: Yamuna Floods Live

The river on Wednesday had breached the previous highest mark of 207.49 metres reached in 1978. It was flowing at 207.95 metres at around 9pm the previous day.




Flooding near CM's house

The Ring Road within the Civil Lines area is currently experiencing flooding, resulting in the closure of the section that connects Majnu ka Tila with Kashmiri Gate ISBT. It is worth noting that this affected area is located merely 500 meters away from the residence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Delhi assembly.

Over 16,000 evacuated

As the water gushed into low-lying areas, colonies and markets, the authorities evacuated 16,564 people. About 14,534 of these took refuge in tents pitched by the Delhi government and under flyovers.

Traffic advisory

Delhi traffic police on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for commuters in the city. In a series of tweets, they advised people to avoid the flooded stretches in the city.




"Due to rise in water level of Yamuna and consequent inundation of low lying areas, traffic movement is affected on some roads. Please follow the advisory to avoid any inconvenience," read a tweet from them.



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