Yamuna Flood

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to fence the flood plain of the Yamuna river after removing encroachments from there to ensure no illegal construction takes place in the future.

Mr Saxena directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which is coordinating with various construction agencies for the removal of debris and construction material from the Yamuna floodplains.

Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday said Yamuna will not be flooded this time as the government has made all preparations to tackle any flood situation.

The Haryana government Wednesday suspended an irrigation department chief engineer and chargesheeted three other officials following a report by the fact-finding committee on the issue of jamming of gates of Delhi's ITO barrage.

Yamuna Water Level: Yamuna River continued to overflow in Delhi with water level recorded at 205.45 meters at 7 am on Tuesday.

The Delhi government told the high court on Monday that it has taken steps to provide relief to those affected by the flooding of the Yamuna river this month.

The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has issued a flood warning for low-lying regions along the Hindon as water discharge in the river increased, officials said on Sunday.

The Delhi government is on high alert due to the discharge of over two lakh cusecs of water from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana into the Yamuna, Revenue Minister Atishi said.

The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres yet again on Friday, further delaying rehabilitation efforts in the flood-affected low-lying areas.

Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat has been freed of waterlogging, a week after waters from the Yamuna river inundated the complex.

The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metres today morning and is expected to recede further, albeit slowly as heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in the upper catchment areas in H.P. and Uttarakhand.

Vehicular movement on the road near the Red Fort returned to normalcy this morning, days after it was halted after severe water-logging and flood conditions as the Yamuna river continued to be in spate, officials said.

The water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi today dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metre by 8 pm, the Central Water Commission's data showed.

The water level of the Yamuna River was recorded at 206.01 meters in Delhi on Monday at 11 pm. This is a level-up from the earlier gradual decrease in the water level of the Yamuna.

The water level of the Yamuna reached 205.92 metres at 4 pm on Monday and remained above the danger mark of 205.33 metres, officials said.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to fence the flood plain of the Yamuna river after removing encroachments from there to ensure no illegal construction takes place in the future.

Mr Saxena directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which is coordinating with various construction agencies for the removal of debris and construction material from the Yamuna floodplains.

Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday said Yamuna will not be flooded this time as the government has made all preparations to tackle any flood situation.

The Haryana government Wednesday suspended an irrigation department chief engineer and chargesheeted three other officials following a report by the fact-finding committee on the issue of jamming of gates of Delhi's ITO barrage.

Yamuna Water Level: Yamuna River continued to overflow in Delhi with water level recorded at 205.45 meters at 7 am on Tuesday.

The Delhi government told the high court on Monday that it has taken steps to provide relief to those affected by the flooding of the Yamuna river this month.

The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has issued a flood warning for low-lying regions along the Hindon as water discharge in the river increased, officials said on Sunday.

The Delhi government is on high alert due to the discharge of over two lakh cusecs of water from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana into the Yamuna, Revenue Minister Atishi said.

The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres yet again on Friday, further delaying rehabilitation efforts in the flood-affected low-lying areas.

Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat has been freed of waterlogging, a week after waters from the Yamuna river inundated the complex.

The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metres today morning and is expected to recede further, albeit slowly as heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in the upper catchment areas in H.P. and Uttarakhand.

Vehicular movement on the road near the Red Fort returned to normalcy this morning, days after it was halted after severe water-logging and flood conditions as the Yamuna river continued to be in spate, officials said.

The water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi today dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metre by 8 pm, the Central Water Commission's data showed.

The water level of the Yamuna River was recorded at 206.01 meters in Delhi on Monday at 11 pm. This is a level-up from the earlier gradual decrease in the water level of the Yamuna.

The water level of the Yamuna reached 205.92 metres at 4 pm on Monday and remained above the danger mark of 205.33 metres, officials said.