Time Digital Report: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today sought the help of Indian Army as the floodwaters of overflowing Yamuna river spread further reaching the entrance of India's Supreme Court in the central part of India's national capital.
Delhi stared at a drinking water shortage as its government decided to cut down supply by 25 percent following the closure of three water treatment plants due to the rising level of the Yamuna.
The Income Tax Office intersection, one of the busiest in Delhi, and Rajghat, where the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi is located, were submerged as a regulator of the Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Department suffered damage, worsening the already dire flood situation.
Though the water level of the Yamuna has begun to recede, the damage to the regulator caused flooding in ITO and surrounding areas.
Kejriwal directed the Delhi chief secretary to seek help from the army and the National Disaster Relief Force to prevent flooding in Delhi due to the damage to the regulator.
Waters from the Yamuna inundated several parts of Delhi on Thursday, throwing normal life out of gear and prompting authorities to close all schools and colleges till July 16 and ban the entry of heavy goods vehicles engaged in non-essential services.
Although the Yamuna water level remained stable for three hours on Thursday, it started rising again to reach 208.66 by 7 pm, three metres above the danger mark of 205.33 metres.
