The Yamuna River in Delhi is overflowing its dangerous level, flooding the neighborhoods along its banks.
Water entering into areas like Yamuna Bazaar and Monastery Market is causing residents great hardship. Multiple households have been impacted and relocated to makeshift camps. The government is working on rescue and relief efforts.
Yamuna Floods NCR Homes
Yamuna is overflowing its danger mark as a result of the mountains’ intense rainfall, and its water has flooded homes, marketplaces, farms, and crematoriums. There have been impacts on people’s lives in the lower regions and in the places close to Yamuna.
Due to water intrusion, Vasudev Ghat, which was constructed on the Yamuna’s banks, has been closed. Additionally, the Yamuna Aarti that was hosted here has been temporarily halted. Water is infiltrating the regions around Yamuna in Delhi, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Faridabad, forcing residents to leave their houses and relocate to safer locations as a result of the increasing water level of the Yamuna.
The infiltration of water into the Yamuna floodplains and low-lying regions has impacted 5,000 households in the National Capital Region. The impacted individuals are now taking refuge in temporary camps that the government has erected along the roadsides and at schools.
Yamuna Floods Delhi Homes
For these folks, Tuesday’s rain proved to be an issue. There are temporary camps with police and civil defense volunteers stationed close to the Yamuna River.
Yamuna water got into the homes in Delhi’s Yamuna Bazaar, which is close to Kashmiri Gate. In order to prevent Yamuna water from entering the residential area via the ring road, the irrigation agency constructed a wall by packing sacks with earth. Water, however, is leaking in from someplace.
Water has flooded the back part of Nigam Bodh Ghat. Funerals were unable to take place in the back section on Tuesday as a result. Rainwater fills the entrance gate and the ghat’s grounds. The drain water here is not flowing into Yamuna because of the increasing water level in Yamuna. Water fills the grounds and the main gate as a result.
Yamuna Floods Markets, Villages
The folks had a great deal of problems because of this. The Monastery Market now receives Yamuna water. The merchants have left their stores. This area is without power because of the risk of electric shock. The government has shut down the market.
Water flooded the slums at Mayur Vihar, Purana Lohapul, and Geeta Colony in Yamuna Khadar. Here, people and their livestock live in makeshift camps.
In contrast, the Yamuna government in Faridabad has designated 27 villages as flood-sensitive. This is where the Yamuna flows at 199.95 meters. Here, 202.30 meters is the danger threshold. Water flooded the villages of Mohana, Chhayansa, Chandpur, Shahjahanpur, Manjhawali, Rajpur Kalan, Amipur, Sidola, and Lalpur on the Yamuna River, submerging crops. Faridabad receives its water supply from the Okhla Barrage.
Yamuna Evacuations and Relief
Beginning Tuesday morning, the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department began progressively boosting the Okhla Barrage’s water level. The Okhla Barrage was releasing 60 thousand 189 cusecs in the morning. It hit 91 thousand 247 cusecs in the evening. Together with administrative authorities, District Deputy Commissioner Vikram Singh toured the communities along the riverbank. They are taking the afflicted individuals to camps.
In addition to this, Gautam Buddha Nagar is also experiencing the effects of the Yamuna’s increasing water level. In the Yamuna flood region, the district government successfully evacuated over 500 farm buildings, 450 people, and over 1500 animals.
Shelters have been set up at the authority’s community centers and schools in Sectors 135 and 150 for those impacted by the flood. All flood posts and the disaster management agency have been activated, and on Tuesday, DM Medha Rupam and ADM Finance Atul Kumar also evaluated the situation resulting from the Yamuna river’s water level. They are also evaluating the damage to crops.
They rescued people and animals from the flooded region.
When the Yamuna water reached the flooded regions of Delhi, several individuals were stuck, and the district government also conducted relief and rescue efforts. On the one hand, the district government often makes statements urging residents on the Yamuna’s banks to relocate to safer areas.
People who are reportedly caught in the water are also being rescued at the same time. The East Delhi District Administration’s boat club squad rescued around 20 persons in Burari. These individuals found themselves stranded in the flooded region. Similarly, around five dogs were safely pulled from the flooded region close to New Ashok Nagar and abandoned in an unoccupied location.
Water will be redirected into sump pumps in Lutyens Delhi so that the drains do not back up.
Several parts of Delhi experienced flood water as a result of the 2023 flood. Waterlogging also happened close to Bhagwan Das Road and the Supreme Court in Lutyens, Delhi, as a result of drain backup.
NDMC Prepares Yamuna Backup
Based on previous experiences, the company had previously prepared for this. Now that things are back to normal, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will make good use of the sump if the drain backs up. After that, a pump will deliver this water to Yamuna.
Kuljeet Chahal, the vice president of the NDMC, said that we had previously prepared for this. There is a five lakh liter sump well on Mathura Road close to Purana Qila. NDMC will initially collect the water in this sump in the event that the drain backs up. Following this, two 50-50 HP pumps will send it to Yamuna.
According to Chahal, the NDMC area’s sewage does not enter Yamuna. Yamuna receives only rainfall. Water backup in drains 12 and 14 close to Yamuna is a possibility. In the event that this occurs, we will stop the water from flowing down the drain, collect it in a sump, and use a pump to deliver it to Yamuna.
Yamuna Floods Homes, Markets
We are always keeping an eye on things, Chahal remarked. There will be a public notice to inform the public about this. Additionally, the process of creating sand bags has begun in order to make them usable as needed.
Conversations in Delhi’s Monastery Market and Yamuna Bazaar
Everything stored within the homes has been soaked. Children’s books have also gotten damp. Kids are unable to attend school. Living in relief camps with very little clothing is a necessity.
The inhabitant, Sunita Devi.
There are hardly any aid camps. There are still a lot of families in the camp without a place to dwell. The water has flooded their homes.
Manish, a local.
At night, things may become worse here. due to the fact that the water level is always increasing here. Water has begun to leak through the storefront walls. Since the market is now closed, the issue of livelihood will also become worse.
— Shopkeeper Rajneesh Singh.