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First, there is a possibility of Yamuna water reaching even the Supreme Court. But now that the army has taken over the command, it is expected that soon the drainage regulator will be fixed, due to which Yamuna water will stop entering Shah.

New Delhi: Yamuna is in spate in Delhi, and the army has been called amid the worsening situation. As soon as the army took over the front, it started repairing the regulator of drainage number 12 near ITO. Please tell that this is the same drainage through which Yamuna water is continuously entering the city. It is feared that if this drainage is not rectified in time, Yamuna water may also reach other areas of Delhi. Ga.
In such a situation, there is a possibility of Yamuna water reaching even the Supreme Court. But now that the army has taken over the command, it is expected that soon the drainage regulator will be fixed, due to which Yamuna water will stop entering Shah.

Let us inform you that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had demanded to land the army and NDRF team on the spot after seeing the water filling in ITO and surrounding areas. He also made a tweet regarding this on Thursday. In this tweet, he wrote that due to the water of Yamuna coming inside the city, there has been flooding in and around ITO. The engineers worked all night. I have now instructed the Chief Secretary to seek the help of the Army and NDRF. But it should be fixed immediately.

Reached 208.62 meters on Thursday

By 2 pm on Thursday, the water level of Yamuna had reached 208.62 metres. This danger mark is more than 3 meters from 205 meters. Yamuna is in 22 km from Wazirabad to Okhla. The Central Water Commission fears that most of the areas will be submerged when the water level reaches 209 metres. 12 teams of NDRF have been deployed here. 2,700 relief camps have been set up.

Yamuna water reached CM residence

There has been waterlogging up to 300 meters of the CM residence. Yamuna Bazar, Majnu Ka Tila, Nigam Bodh Ghat, Monastery Market, Wazirabad, Geeta Colony and Shahdara area are the most affected due to the rise in the water level of Yamuna. The Delhi government has banned the entry of people from outside the state. That's why the Singhu border, Badarpur border, Loni border and Chilla border have been sealed. The entry of heavy goods vehicles has been banned. However, the entry of small vehicles will continue.