This Article is From Aug 24, 2010

Threat of flood; Delhi govt sets up over 160 relief camp

Threat of flood; Delhi govt sets up over 160 relief camp
New Delhi: The city government has set up over 160 relief camps to tackle the threat of flood in the national capital as river Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark.

Rising water level in Yamuna due to unrelenting monsoon rain and release of more water by Haryana have kept the authorities busy.

The government has set up 169 camps. Mobile medical teams and water tanks have also been put to service to help affected people, who have been forced to come out of their dwellings in the low-lying areas, Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Rajkumar Chauhan said in a release.

Over 50 boats, 68 divers and a unit of Disaster Management force have been deployed to meet any eventuality, the minister said.

The camps are operational in areas such as Usmanpur, Badarpur Khadar and ISBT bridge, the communique said. Today 87181 Cusic water has been released from Hathikund Barrage and consequently, the water level in Yamuna has touched 205.27 Meters, it said.

Earlier, Delhi government had issued a warning that the Yamuna could rise further as Haryana has released more water. The river had crossed the danger mark late Friday night.
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