Delhi LG calls DDMA meeting over rising water level of Yamuna

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has called for a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA to discuss the flood situation in the National Capital on Thursday over rising water level of Yamuna riverThe meeting will be held at the LG Secretariat at 12 noon CM Arvind Kejriwal will also be present at the meeting DDMA officials saidThe water level of Yamuna has crossed the mark of 20805 meters exceeding the Central Water Commissions estimate of 20799 meters late on Wednesday night putting authorities on alert modeMeanwhile thousands of people staying national capitalacirciquestiquests lowlying areas were shifted to safe places as water level in Yamuna breached the 45year record and crossed 20805 metres mark on WednesdayAccording to the Delhi government as part of its evacuation plan a total of 16564 people living in lowlying areas have been evacuated to safer places and 14534 are living in tentsshelters across the cityOwing to the floodlike situation in Delhi MCDacirciquestiquests Education Department has decided to close 10 schools in lowlying areas of Civil Lines Zone 06 schools in Shahadra South Zine and 1 school in Shahadra North Zone for Thursday Online classes will be held for students of those schools the government saidEarlier in the day the Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 20755 metres breaching its alltime record of 20749 metres set in September 1978 government agencies saidInforming about the development Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that he has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reduce the flow of water entering from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the national capitalAcircKejriwal said that a letter has been sent to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this regard Stating the reasons for the increase in the level of Yamuna the Chief Minister said that the water level in Yamuna in Delhi has increased due to water being released from the Hathni Kund barrage located in Haryana and requested the Union Minister to release the water from Hathni Kund barrage at a limited rateThe water level in the Yamuna in Delhi is not increasing due to the rains in Delhi but due to the water being released from the Hathini Kund barrage located in Haryana I humbly request that if possible the water from Hathni Kund barrage should be released at a limited rate only so that the level of Yamuna in Delhi does not increase further he said in his letter to Union MinisterThe water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi has reached 20771 metres the highest ever Delhi has not received rainfall in the last 23 days Kejriwal said while addressing a press conferenceExpressing concern over the rising level of the Yamuna River he said Water is entering Delhi from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana Regarding this I have also written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to reduce the flow of water entering Delhi only then we can stop the Yamuna River from overflowingHe further appealed to people living in the lowlying areas near Yamuna floodplains to vacate their homes I request everyone to vacate their homes in the lowlying areas There are several places affected by the rise in the level of water in Yamuna River he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever