New Delhi: With the Yamuna flowing over one metre above danger level, the bridge over the river has been closed for road and rail traffic.
Around 200 more people were evacuated from the banks of the river in the Capital today as the water level continued to rise.
With this, a total of 1,500 people have been shifted to around 160 relief camps set up by the city government to provide shelter to people living along the banks of the river.
In a message to Delhiites, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said, "There is no need to panic. We have set up enough rescue camps and are monitoring the whole situation very closely."
The river had crossed the danger level of 204.83 metres on Friday evening following rains and since then it has been flowing above it. Delhi has received abnormally high rain for this time of the year.
Mobile medical teams and water tanks have also been pressed into service to help the affected people.
Over 50 boats, 68 divers and a unit of Disaster Management force have been deployed to meet any eventuality.
The camps were set up in areas such as Usmanpur, Badarpur Khadar and ISBT bridge, officials said.
The water level in Yamuna has also risen due to release of over four lakh cusecs of water by Haryana into the river in the last two days. (With PTI inputs)
Around 200 more people were evacuated from the banks of the river in the Capital today as the water level continued to rise.
With this, a total of 1,500 people have been shifted to around 160 relief camps set up by the city government to provide shelter to people living along the banks of the river.
The river had crossed the danger level of 204.83 metres on Friday evening following rains and since then it has been flowing above it. Delhi has received abnormally high rain for this time of the year.
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Over 50 boats, 68 divers and a unit of Disaster Management force have been deployed to meet any eventuality.
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The water level in Yamuna has also risen due to release of over four lakh cusecs of water by Haryana into the river in the last two days. (With PTI inputs)
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