Heavy rainfall in Himachal, Uttarakhand, U.P
The Haryana Government on Wednesday alerted the district administrations of Yamunanagar, Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Sonepat about flood threat.
Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati said the alert had been sounded in view of heavy rainfall in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh since Tuesday and the resultant increase in the flow of water in the Yamuna, Som and Pathrala rivers.
She also directed the Sonepat district authorities to get Hasanpur and Manauli Tonki villages vacated as a preventive measure.
Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Irrigation) S. S. Dhillon said the Delhi Government had been alerted that more water was expected to reach the national Capital in the next 48 hours because of increased flow of water in the Yamuna.
He said the district administrations of Faridabad and Palwal had been directed to take effective measures. The Ambala district authorities have also alerted the Army and the National Disaster Response Force.
The Yamuna had a flow of 6.86 lakh cusecs at 5 p.m. whereas the Som and Pathrala were having a flow of one lakh cusecs each.
Bilaspur in Yamunanagar district had recorded 310 mm of rain on Wednesday due to which the flow of water had increased in the Yamuna. The Yamunanagar district administration has urged the people to keep their children away from the river and asked the panchayats to remain in touch.
The Chharauli-Poanta Sahib National Highway No.73 A had been closed to traffic, he added.
Delhi alerted on more water flow into the Yamuna
Two villages in Sonepat to be evacuated
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