Updated Thursday, July 20:
After a long time Noida had a bright sunny day
The water level of Yamuna in national capital remained below the danger mark today.
However, CWC in it’s daily report issued an flood situational advisory. The Flood Forecasting Stations at Delhi for Yamuna at old railway bridge is likely to be above warning level for next 5 days.
Yamuna receded in but the woes of those worst-hit by the floods are far from over.
Wednesday, July 19: The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi breached the danger mark again on Wednesday morning, less than 12 hours after it dropped below the threshold, amid rains in the national capital region and the upper reaches of the river.
The Central Water Commission’s (CWC) data showed the water level reached 205.48 metres at 8 am. It is expected to rise to 205.72 metres by 6 pm.
The flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage saw a marginal rise on Tuesday afternoon, oscillating between 50,000 and 60,000 cusecs.
The water level of the Yamuna stood at 205.8 metres at 6 pm on Wednesday, while the Central Water Commission (CWC) has forecast that the level will go down to 205.45 metres by 4 am on Thursday.
Tuesday, July 18:
Yamuna water level in Delhi drops below danger mark
The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi on Tuesday followed a downward trend and dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metres by 8 pm, the Central Water Commission’s data showed.
The river water level showed a slight increase on Monday due to rains in catchment areas upstream of the national capital. According to the CWC’s flood-monitoring portal, the water level was expected to drop to 205.15 metres by 7 am on Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 17: Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma on Monday urged people to take caution over the next 72 hours and stay away from venturing near Yamuna and Hindon rivers, saying activities like taking selfies can turn fatal.
Verma said the level of water in Yamuna has come down in the past two days but the weather department has issued an alert for the next 72 hours predicting rain in mountains in the north and in the adjoining state of Haryana.
“In view of this situation, there is also a chance of water level rising in Yamuna and Hindon. The district administration has issued a warning for the next 72 hours. It is advisable that people and villagers living near the rivers take caution and stay at safe locations,” he said.
Bodies of missing youths fished out from Yamuna in Greater Noida
Police on Monday fished out from the Yamuna in Greater Noida the bodies of two men who had gone missing earlier while bathing, an official said. The victims were identified as 21-year-old Dhiraj and 17-year-old Sanjit, both residents of Makanpur Khadar village.
According to police, Dhiraj and Sanjit had on Sunday gone to take a bath in the Yamuna, which is in full spate due to rain.
Teams of NDRF, SDRF and local divers were roped in and a search operation launched to find the two, a police spokesperson said. “After an intensive search that began on Sunday, the dead bodies of both Dhiraj and Sanjit were found in Yamuna near village Rampur Khadar on Monday,” the official said.
Police said the bodies have been sent for post mortem and further legal proceedings were being carried out.
Greater Noida is part of Gautam Buddh Nagar district, which is located between the Yamuna and the Hindon rivers and is one of regions in Uttar Pradesh which has been impacted by the floods since last week. According to official figures, till Sunday night, floods in the district affected more than 8,700 people and displaced nearly 6,300 animals.
Monday, July 16:
Yamuna Bank Metro Station opened for public as water recedes
Entry and exit of passengers at Yamuna Bank Metro Station on the Blue Line has been reopened after the Yamuna registered a drop in its water level, officials said on Sunday. Entry and exit at the station had been closed on Thursday due to the rise in the Yamuna River water level. The river has been in spate for the last one week, swelling to 207.71 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, and inundating several key areas in Delhi. The water level in the Yamuna in Delhi came down to 207.98 metres at 11 pm on Friday from 208.66 metres on Thursday, three metres above the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The water level in the river on Sunday was recorded at 205.98 metres.
The Delhi Metro authorities had on Thursday suspended entry to the Yamuna Bank Metro Station after it was rendered inaccessible due to waterlogging. “Due to the escalating water levels of the Yamuna River, the approach road leading to Yamuna Bank Metro Station is currently inaccessible. Kindly plan your journey accordingly and consider alternate routes. However, interchange facility is available,” the DMRC had said in a tweet.
North Delhi residents walk back home as Yamuna retreats
North Delhi people who had left after an overflowing Yamuna ravaged their shops and dwellings have begun to trickle in now that the river is retreat with little to no rain in the past few days in the city.
A few returned to take stock of their shops at the monastery market near Kashmiri Gate, which was flooded after the last week’s rain, leaving the entire market covered in sludge and flotsam and residents with no choice but to move out to relief camps. The record flooding forced the administration to engage navy to help it open the jammed gates of the ITO Barrage.
The navy managed to open one gate of the barrage on Friday, with four of the 32 gates still jammed.
The water level of Yamuna on Sunday was recorded at 205.98 metres, down from a peak of 208.66 metres, at 8 pm on Thursday.
The water level in Yamuna on Saturday showed signs of receding, but the relief was short lived as late evening showers caused further waterlogging of several roads.
The weather department has forecast light to moderate rains across the national capital for Sunday.
Saturday, July 15:
Stranded to die, 500 workers rescued from illegal farmhouses in flood-hit Noida
Among the thousands of people impacted by the floods along Yamuna banks in Noida this week, there were hundreds who were hired as help in farmhouses built illegally in the low-lying areas near the river, officials said. Government officials said the workers and staffers of the farmhouses – thousands in number – were not moved to safety in time even as advisories were issued well before the area got inundated. These farmhouses are located near Nagli Wajidpur village in Sector 135 on the other side of the pushta (embankment) towards the Yamuna – some two kms off the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. “More than 500 such people were evacuated on Thursday and Friday from the farmhouses. As water entered the ground level, many of those stranded, including women, had taken shelter on second storey of the farmhouses. They carried some food and water with them which had started to run out,” an officer engaged in rescue and relief measures told PTI.
Many of these stranded people were discovered on Thursday when top police officers and administration officials took a boat ride deep into the flooded areas. Several teams of the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, the Provincial Armed Constabulary, Noida Police, Fire Brigade, Noida Authority and local village residents were engaged in rescue operations. “Most of the structures in the floodplains are illegally constructed. We demolished over 250 farmhouses in anti-encroachment drives in recent past. A survey estimated presence of around 500-600 more such illegal structures against which action would be ensured in coming days,” Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari told PTI during inspection of the site on Friday. The IAS officer said that the owners of many of the farmhouses have moved court to get a stay on demolition of their structures. District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said 550 hectares of land in Gautam Buddh Nagar got submerged in water due to the floods. People in Jewar area of Greater Noida along Yamuna and those settled along Hindon were also impacted due to the floods but most-affected were those in Noida.
“Advisories were being issued to the people inhabiting the low-lying regions here for past 10 days when heavy rainfall started in the region and water level in the rivers rose. Despite this many stayed back and did not move to safety in time,” Verma, who visited the site several times on Thursday and Friday, told PTI.
Friday. July 14: After breaching a 45-year record three days ago, water levels in the Yamuna in Delhi came down to 208.02 metres at 10 pm on Friday even as several key areas in the city were inundated.
On Thursday, the water level had started rising after remaining stable for three hours and reached 208.66 metres by 7 pm, three metres above the danger mark of 205.33 metres.
According to Central Water Commission (CWC) data, the water level stood at 208.57 metres in the early hours of Friday and fell marginally to 208.48 metres at 5 am.
The overflowing Yamuna has inundated around 550 hectares of land along its banks in Noida, impacted eight villages and displaced more than 5,000 people in flood-hit areas, officials said on Friday.
More than 3,500 animals, including cattle, dogs, rabbits, ducks, roosters, and guinea pigs, since Thursday have been brought to safety from the submerged areas, officials said.
Teams of the NDRF, the SDRF, the PAC, local police and firefighters continued to move people and animals from risky areas to safer locations, they said. Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari, District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, and Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh oversaw the rescue and relief operations at the ground, they added.
Shelter Homes and Relief work for evacuees
“People of eight villages have been impacted due to this in Noida. Proper arrangements for their stay and food have been made at four shelter homes and medical teams have also been stationed at the site,” District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma told PTI.
According to officials, the people in shelter homes and those who are still stranded were served breakfast and lunch till 2 pm on Thursday.
“For breakfast, we served them soupy items along with rusk, bread, namkeen and biscuits. Milk powder has also been distributed for young children and infants. For lunch, we had ‘tehri’ (a mixture of rice and vegetables),” District Supply Officer Chaman Sharma told PTI.
“We have one major spot for distribution of free meals and have three to four mobile vans carrying 500 to 600 small packets of food and snacks,” Sharma said.
The officer said, at the latest count, around 20 people of his department, another 40-50 from other departments, and about a dozen cooks were at work to prepare and supply food to the flood-affected people.
Additional DM and nodal officer for relief work Atul Kumar said more than one quintal of jaggery was being procured to feed the cattle stranded deep inside the inundated area.
According to Irrigation Department officials, the water level in Yamuna on Friday was at 200.75 metres at the Okhla Barrage in Noida — a little above the danger mark of 200.60 metres which it crossed on Thursday at 11.45 am.
The water discharge continued to be at 3,48,765 cusecs at the Okhla Barrage, a little above its capacity but constant from Thursday, officials said.
Waterlogging was also witnessed near high-rise residential societies in Sector 13 caused by the water flowing back from storm water drains due to pressure in Yamuna, Noida Authority officials said.
Thursday, July 13:
Raging Yamuna flowing at record level; spills onto streets in Delhi
The torrential Yamuna in Delhi swelled to a staggering 208.48 metres Thursday morning, inundating nearby streets and public and private infrastructure, and causing immense hardships to people living in close proximity to the river.
The water level at the Old Railway Bridge crossed the 208-metre mark Wednesday night and rose to 208.48 metres by 8 am on Thursday. It is expected to rise further, according to the Central Water Commission, which has termed it an “extreme situation”.
With the situation deteriorating every passing hour, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to intervene and the city police imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in flood-prone areas to prevent unlawful assembly of four or more people and public movement in groups.
Around 2,000 people and over 700 cattles were rescued to safer locations after Yamuna’s water overflowed into land along its banks in Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday, officials said, even as NDRF, SDRF and PAC personnel were engaged in relief operations.
Top administration and police officials, including District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, took to inflated boats as they waded through low-lying areas of the floodplains of Yamuna, which have been submerged, to review the situation.
“There is no need for the public to panic. Government officials are working round the clock to help anyone affected due to the floods in the low-lying regions. The next 48 hours are going to be critical as more water has been released in the Yamuna through Hathnikund Barrage. We are continuously monitoring the situation and have issued advisory and helpline for people,” DM Verma told PTI.
Schools in Noida to stay shut on July 14 as Yamuna crosses danger mark
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Thursday ordered that all schools up to Class 12 will remain closed across Noida and Greater Noida on Friday on account of the Yamuna crossing the danger mark and chances of rain.
The Yamuna crossed the danger mark of 200.60 metres downstream of Okhla Barrage around 11.45 am Thursday, according to the Irrigation Department.
District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, who himself went on an inflated boat to inspect low-lying areas submerged in water along the river, issued the order for the closure of schools.
Rescue Operations Underway
According to officials, four shelters have been built in Noida’s Sector 134, 135, and 136 to shift the affected families from low-lying regions due to the increased water level of Yamuna. While around 1,500 people from flood-affected villages have been moved to safer locations, about 300-400 were rescued, while more than 700 cattles were also moved to safety from submerged locations along Yamuna banks, the officials said.
Additional DM Atul Kumar said four NDRF, two SDRF and one PAC teams have been deployed for rescue work in the flood-affected villages near the Yamuna River, which are continuously rescuing and taking the affected families to safe places.
He said eight medical teams have been set up in the district for health-related services of the people of the affected families and a flood control room has also been set up in the district to help the general public. People can also get help in case of general flood disaster by contacting the control room number 01202974274, Kumar, who is the nodal officer for relief works, said.
On July 13, the water level crossed the 200.6 m danger mark and reached 200.8 m at Okhla Barrage, which led to flooding in the plains and destroyed crops, nurseries and farmhouses in Noida and Greater Noida.
on rainy days, the water discharge is usually 20,000-30,000 cusec at Okhla Barrage, while on non-rainy days, it is 350 cusec. “But on June 13, we received the highest water volume from Hathnikund and released 3.7 lakh cusec–the highest in recent years–at Okhla Barrage,”
Wednesday, July 12:
Raging Yamuna swells to record level in Delhi
The Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 207.55 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, government agencies said on Wednesday.
According to the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge crossed the 207-metre mark at 4 am, the first time since 2013, and rose to 207.55 metres by 1 pm.
The river is likely to rise further, an official of the irrigation and flood control department said.
Delhi recorded a rapid increase in the Yamuna water level over the last three days.
It shot up from 203.14 metres at 11 am on Sunday to 205.4 at 5 pm on Monday, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 metres 18 hours earlier than expected.
The river had exceeded the evacuation mark of 206 metres on Monday night, prompting the relocation of people residing in flood-prone areas to safer locations and a closure of the Old Railway Bridge for road and rail traffic.
Over 300 cattle rescued as Yamuna water submerges land in Noida, advisory issued
Over 300 cattle, including calves, living in two separate cowsheds were evacuated to safety as water from the Yamuna overflowed into land along the river in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, adjoining Delhi, on Wednesday, officials said.
While the water has not yet entered into any village or human settlement, the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration has issued an advisory, cautioning people in low-lying areas against venturing near the swollen Yamuna, which was flowing above the danger mark in Delhi, they said.
According to Irrigation Department officials, the Yamuna was flowing at the 200-metre mark — a little shy of hitting the danger level of 200.60 metres — at the Okhla barrage in Noida.
District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said water from the Yamuna overflowed into lands near the Gulawali area and people in low-lying areas have been advised to be prepared to move to safer locations in case it is required in coming days.
Some cattle that were caught in the water in the area of Chhaproli and Mangroli villages have been rescued, he said, adding there has been no human displacement here due to the overflowing Yamuna so far.
“Embankments are in place along the Yamuna and, so far, water has not entered into the human population area. However, an advisory has been issued to (people of) the villages near the Yamuna to avoid venturing near the river and be prepared to move to safer locations in case the water level rises further,” Verma told PTI.
“We also have ‘baadh chowki (flood posts)’ set up at several locations where people can move to in case of any trouble due to the water. The officials are monitoring the situation and doing the needful,” the IAS officer said.
Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar Choubey said 385 cattle were stuck at two cowsheds in Noida’s Sector 168 and over 300 of them were rescued by Wednesday evening.
“There were 135 cattles in one shelter and 250 in the other. The fire service unit was deployed around 12 pm and, by evening, we rescued over 300 cattle from the submerged areas with the help of 35 firefighters,” Choubey, who oversaw the rescue operation at the ground, told PTI.
Later in the evening, personnel of the State Disaster Response Force reached the spot and took over the rescue work as more than 50 cattles were still to be moved to safety, he added.
Meanwhile, district administration officials said a flood control room has been set up and people can call it at 0120-2974274 and 9811363725 for assistance.
Tuesday, July 11:
As Yamuna breaches danger mark in Delhi, Noida admin inspects situation at river embankments
As Yamuna flowed above the danger mark in Delhi, the administration in adjoining Gautam Buddh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh went on its toes with top officials reviewing the situation at embankments along the river to ensure inter-departmental coordination in case of any incident.
District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma instructed the officials of the Irrigation Department to keep a constant vigil on the situation and interacted with villagers during the inspection, according to an official statement.
“The residents of the village near the Yamuna bank informed the District Magistrate that as the water level of Yamuna rises, water comes up to the boundary of the village, but the water never entered inside the village after 1978,” the statement read.
“The District Magistrate directed the Assistant Engineer of the Irrigation Department, present on the spot during the inspection, to keep a constant vigil on the condition of Yamuna river and keep all the preparations strong by coordinating with the officials concerned,” it stated.
Verma also instructed the officers of the departments concerned to hold a meeting with the villagers connected with the Yamuna and keep them aware in advance in this regard.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Sadar) Ankit Kumar, District Social Welfare Officer Shailendra Bahadur Singh, officials of the Irrigation Department and other officials concerned were present with the DM during the inspections, according to the statement.
The Yamuna in Delhi has exceeded the evacuation mark of 206 metres, prompting the relocation of people residing in flood-prone areas to safer locations and a closure of the Old Railway Bridge for road and rail traffic, officials said on Tuesday.
The river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres in Delhi on Monday evening, much earlier than anticipated.
Monday, July 10:
Yamuna breaches danger mark in Delhi
The Yamuna crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres in Delhi on Monday as torrential rains pummelled the upper catchment areas of the river for the third day on the trot.
The river breached the danger mark earlier than expected. It was predicted that it would cross the danger mark by Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge had risen to 205.4 metres by 5 pm as Haryana released more water into the river from the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar.
The water level is anticipated to rise to 206.65 metres on Tuesday before it starts receding.
Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said a flood-like situation is unlikely in Delhi, but the government is prepared to tackle any eventuality.
He said the evacuation of people from low-lying areas will start once the river breaches the 206-metre mark.
The irrigation and flood control department said the flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage gradually increased to 3,05,768 cusecs at 5 am on Monday. It had dropped to 1,90,837 cusecs at 1 am.
Normally, the flow rate at the barrage is 352 cusecs, but heavy rainfall in the catchment areas increases the discharge. One cusec is equivalent to 28.32 litres per second.
The water from the barrage takes around two to three days to reach Delhi.
The Delhi government issued a flood warning on Sunday and is creating awareness among people living close to the river banks.
Authorities have been instructed to stay vigilant and take necessary action in vulnerable areas. Quick response teams and boats have also been deployed.
The Delhi government has set up 16 control rooms, including a central control room, to monitor the flood-prone areas and the water level of the Yamuna.
Northwest India has seen incessant rainfall over the last three days, with many areas in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan recording “heavy to extremely heavy” precipitation.
This has resulted in overflowing rivers, creeks and drains that have massively damaged infrastructure and disrupted essential services in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
Delhi witnessed its highest rainfall (153 mm) in a single day in July since 1982 in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. The city received an additional 107 mm rainfall in the subsequent 24 hours, exacerbating the situation.
The heavy rain transformed roads into gushing streams, parks into watery labyrinths and marketplaces into submerged realms.
In response to the torrential rain, the Delhi government announced a closure of all schools on Monday and cancelled the Sunday leave of government officials, instructing them to be in the field.
The Yamuna river system’s catchment covers parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
The low-lying areas near the river in Delhi are considered prone to flooding and are inhabited by around 41,000 people.
Encroachments on the river floodplain have occurred over the years, despite the land belonging to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), revenue department and private individuals.
The Yamuna breached the danger mark twice in September last year, with the water level reaching 206.38 metres.
In 2019, the river witnessed a peak flow rate of 8.28 lakh cusecs on August 18-19 and the water level rose to 206.6 metres. In 2013, it reached a level of 207.32 metres.
The river had swollen to an all-time record water level of 207.49 metres in 1978.
Sunday, July 09:
Flood warning in Delhi after Haryana discharges over 1 lakh cusecs of water into Yamuna
The Delhi government issued a flood warning on Sunday as Haryana released more than one lakh cusecs of water into the Yamuna river from the Hathnikund barrage.
The irrigation and flood control department said this was the first warning, with 1,05,453 cusecs of water discharged at 4 pm.
Normally, the flow rate at the barrage is 352 cusecs, but heavy rainfall in the catchment areas increases the discharge. The water from the barrage takes around two to three days to reach Delhi.
Authorities have been instructed to stay vigilant and take necessary action in vulnerable areas. Quick response teams have been deployed to raise awareness and warn the people living near the river embankments, according to the department.
The Delhi government has set up 16 control rooms, including a central control room, to monitor the flood-prone areas and the water level of the Yamuna.
Earlier in the day, the Central Water Commission (CWC) said the water level in the river in Delhi is rising and is expected to surpass the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Tuesday.
According to the CWC’s flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge touched 203.18 metres at 1 pm on Sunday. The warning level is 204.5 metres.
The water level is anticipated to rise to 205.5 metres between 11 am and 1 pm on Tuesday, the CWC said.
Northwest India has seen incessant rainfall over the last two days, with many areas in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan recording “heavy to very heavy” precipitation.
This has resulted in overflowing rivers, creeks and drains that have massively damaged infrastructure and disrupted essential services in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Delhi witnessed its highest rainfall in a single day in July since 1982, recording 153 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. Between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, the city received an additional 105 mm rainfall, exacerbating the situation.
In response to the torrential rains, the Delhi government announced a closure of all schools on Monday and cancelled the Sunday leave of government officials, instructing them to be in the field.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh and Ambala reported a record rainfall of 322.2 mm and 224.1 mm respectively.
The Yamuna river system’s catchment covers parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
The low-lying areas near the river in Delhi are considered prone to flooding and are inhabited by around 37,000 people.
Encroachments on the river floodplain have occurred over the years, despite the land belonging to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), revenue department and private individuals.
Last year, the river breached the danger mark twice in September.
Yamuna water level in Delhi may breach danger mark on Tuesday: CWC
The water level in the Yamuna river in Delhi is rising and is expected to breach the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Tuesday, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has said.
According to the CWC’s flood-monitoring portal, the water level in the Yamuna at the Old Railway Bridge stood at 203.18 metres at 1 pm on Sunday. The warning level is 204.5 metres.
The water level is likely to rise to 205.5 metres between 11 am and 1 pm on Tuesday, the CWC said in an advisory.
Northwest India has seen incessant rainfall over the last two days, with many areas in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan recording “heavy to very heavy” precipitation.
While Delhi recorded 153 mm of rainfall in a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since 1982, Chandigarh and Ambala reported record rainfall of 322.2 mm and 224.1 mm respectively, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The catchment of the Yamuna river system covers parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
The low-lying areas near the river in Delhi are considered vulnerable to flooding and are home to around 37,000 people.
Thursday, July 06 2023 :
Govt Sets Up 16 Control Rooms To Constantly Monitor Yamuna Water Levels, Says Delhi Minister Atishi – PTI
The Delhi government has set up 16 control rooms, including the central control room, across the national capital to constantly monitor Yamuna water levels, Revenue Minister Atishi said on Thursday.
Atishi released the “Flood Control Order 2023” for the Flood and Irrigation Control Department and the Public Works Department (PWD), according to an official statement.
The order includes all essential information related to flood control machinery, operational plans, water drainage systems, river embankments, regulators, pumping stations and other relevant details, it said.
The minister said this year, 16 control rooms, including the central control room, have been established by the city government to constantly monitor flood-prone areas, including the water levels of the Yamuna river.
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