Dy CM visits Yamuna belt, urges people to move to safer places

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday took stock of the ongoing evacuation work in the low-lying areas of the city, a day after the water level of the Yamuna river breached the danger mark.

The water level reached 205.30 metres at 7 pm on Saturday, prompting authorities to rescue people from the lowlying areas, even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held an emergency meeting with top officials of his government.

“Sisodia took stock of the ongoing evacuation work in the low-lying areas around Akshardham and Pandav Nagar,” an official said.

In a meeting here, Kejriwal had said that all departments must been put on high alert.

“Haryana has released 5 lakh cusec water. Called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. This water likely to reach Del by Monday evening. Wherever administration is evacuating people, they are requested to cooperate. All departments put on high alert. For any floodrelated emergency, control room no is 1077 (sic),” he had tweeted on Saturday.

The Yamuna water level at the Hathinikund barrage had crossed the danger mark of 90,000 cusecs, and till 7 pm on Saturday, 5,63,186 cusec of water was released, an official had said.

Sisodia met the people living in the vicinity of the river and urged them to move to safer places, cautioning about the rising level of the Yamuna river. Many people have started moving to higher planes, another official said.

An alert was sounded on Saturday by the Delhi government after the water level of the Yamuna river crossed the danger mark.