Delhi: Flood of more destruction feared

Workers carry sandbags to construct an embankment near the drain regulator at ITO, in New Delhi, on Sunday. Pic/PTI

The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi breached the danger mark again on Sunday following a surge in discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage into the river after heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Further increase in the water level of the river is expected to impact relief and rehabilitation work in the flood-affected low-lying areas of the capital, officials said.

"This significant volume of water poses a risk of mid-scale floods in the capital, which is still recuperating from one of the worst flood spells it experienced in the second week of July. The second spell of floods will likely see the Yamuna river reclaiming most of its floodplain in Delhi. Given," said Bhim Singh Rawat, associate coordinator of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand until July 25.

The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has issued a flood warning for low-lying regions along the Hindon as water discharge in the river increased, officials said on Sunday. The river is flowing below the danger mark of 205-metre in the district, bordering Delhi in Uttar Pradesh, a senior officer.

Around 200 people from five villages have been evacuated, officials said.

Orange alert in Gujarat

As flood waters receded on Sunday in the rain-battered Junagadh district of Gujarat, the focus now was on restoring normalcy, officials said. But, the IMD on Sunday issued an ‘orange' alert for Gujarat, saying it was expected to receive "heavy to very heavy rainfall" on July 24.

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