With the Yamuna flowing above danger mark and more water expecting to reach Delhi on Wednesday, the Irrigation and Flood Control (I& FC) Department has assured that the situation is very much in control and there is no need to panic. It was stated though low-lying areas particularly colonies situated on river bed has been evacuated, there is no flood threat to the city.
“All the gates of 13 major drains that fall in the river Yamuna have been closed to prevent back flow water which may lead to flooding the city. There are 15-16 points across the city have been identified where water can entered into the city, which include Monastry, Yamuna Bank Mor, Thokar 12 opposite police station Shakarpur, Thokar 16, 17, 18, old iron bridge (Thokar 20), nursery road, Yamuna Bazar, DND flyover Mayur Vihar phase 2,” a senior official of the department said.
Meanwhile, people of Garhi Mandu, Batla House have refused to move to safer places. There are large number of tents are lying vacant which have been erected on Marginal Pusta road near Usmanpur, Burari and Okhla and boats have been deployed at Badarpur, Jagatpur, Garhi Mandu, Usmanpur, Boat Club, Yamuna Bazar, ITO Hathi Ghat, Kalindi Kunj, Jaitpur, Sonia Vihar, Chilla village, Geeta Colony and Batla House which identified as danger point as fare as flood is concerned. Total 400 tents have been erected at various locations.
“The PWD, IF&C and corporation officials have been directed to press in service water pumps for dewatering operations. The SDMs have also been asked to ensure police patrolling and presence of civil defence volunteers in the vulnerable areas. The Disaster Control Room in the office of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority have started actively monitoring the situation and disseminating information regarding the water level in Yamuna through SMS alerts to all key functionaries,” said a press statement issued by chief minister office on Tuesday.