Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting of his officials
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting of his officials as the water level of river Yamuna crossed the "warning mark."
He would be assessing the preparations.
"Am meeting officers from all concerned deptartments at 1 pm to assess the situation and the preparations," the chief minister tweeted in response to a Twitter user Manoj Misra's concern over the situation.
Mr Mishra tweeted on Sunday, "Beware Delhi. Release of 8.47 lakh cusec at Hathnikund (HKB) at 1900 hrs today is highest ever recorded. Tho presumably d 1978 flood was bigger but no records exist 4 there was no one at the then Tajewala barrage 2 record. If level in Delhi crosses 207.49 (1978) then this is biggest!"
The river on Monday morning was flowing at 204.70 meters, higher than the warning mark at 204.50 meters, after the release of huge amounts of water from Hathni Kund Barrage in Haryana. The "danger mark" is 205.33 meters.
The Delhi government has issued orders for the evacuation of people from low-lying areas and civil defence volunteers have been deployed for rescue operations.
"We have deployed forces. Our department is ready for rescue operations. We got to know that water has been released from Hatni Kund Barrage. We will ensure that people shift to safer places," Lalit Goyal, Civil Defence Officer, told ANI.
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