Delhi Rainfall: CM Arvind Kejriwal Calls Urgent Meeting, Yamuna Set to Cross Danger Mark

NEW DELHI: On early Sunday morning, moderate to heavy rain continued to lash numerous portions of the city and its surrounding areas, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting high-intensity rains over the National Capital for the next two days.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cancelled all government employees' Sunday leave and ordered them to go to work.

Waterlogging caused traffic congestion in various areas of the national capital. The city received 153 mm of rain in 24 hours, the most in a single July day since 1982.

Heavy rain continued to fall in Delhi and its surrounding areas today. Waterlogging and power outages were also reported in some areas of Gurugram.

Due to heavy rain, a wall collapsed on a 58-year-old woman in Tibbia College Society in Delhi's Karol Bagh.

The sad tragedy happened inside the deceased's home, and the ceiling fell. The event occurred under the authority of the Deshbandhu Gupta Road Police Station.

On Monday morning, the Yamuna River's water level was measured at 203.33 metres at the Old Railway Bridge, while the alert level is set at 204.5 metres. At 8 a.m., 2.79 lakh cusecs of water were released from the Hathinkund Barrage into the Yamuna River.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting regarding the heavy rainfall, in the Secretariat on Monday. Senior officers have been asked to be present. Discussions on the increasing level of the Yamuna are also expected. Officers from MCD and Irrigation and Flood Control department will be present at the meeting.

The national capital is being battered by nonstop rain for the third day in a row, and the Delhi weather office is counting down the minutes with trepidation. By tomorrow morning, the Yamuna river's water level is expected to have reached the danger level, according to Public Works Department Minister Atishi.

On Sunday, Haryana released more than a lakh cubic seconds of water into the Yamuna river from the Hathnikund barrage, prompting the Delhi government to issue a flood alert.

The water level in the river in Delhi is rising, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC), and is anticipated to pass the danger threshold of 205.33 metres on Tuesday.

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