As water level of the Yamuna reached close to the danger mark on Wednesday, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Delhi Revenue Minister A.K. Walia took stock of preparations to tackle the expected flood.
Water levels in the river have been increasing on account of heavy discharge of water from Hathinikund since Tuesday.
On Wednesday the water level touched 205.8 metres at 8 p.m., which is above the danger mark of 204.83 metres. Around 6, 22,000 cusecs of water was released from Hathinikund on Tuesday, resulting in a serious flood-like situation in Delhi.
Officials of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department said to meet the challenge of the expected flood all efforts are being made to ensure there is no threat to life and loss of property. “At the meeting on Wednesday Ms. Dikshit instructed the concerned agencies to make coordinated efforts of relief and ensure that there is no loss of life and property,” said an official.
The Chief Minister later said all arrangements are in place and the employees of concerned departments have been deployed in three shifts to remain available for relief services 24 hours.
Arrangements: “As per the forecast the level of the river is expected to touch 206 metres, after which it might start declining as the discharge has already begun reducing and this trend is likely to continue. The discharge from Hathinikund at 8 a.m. on Wednesday was 3,83,000 cusec and 3,57,000 at 9 a.m., it further fell to 1,88,000 cusec at 3.30 p.m.,” the official said
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