Last Updated: July 12, 2023, 17:13 IST
Flooding at Yamuna Bazaar area in Delhi on Wednesday. (News18 photo)
As Yamuna rose above 207.55 metres, the police advised commuters to postpone travel plans to low-lying areas in view of high alert issued by administration
Several people have been shifted to safer places from their flood-prone areas in Delhi after Hathni Kund Barrage in Haryana released more water towards the national capital’s Yamunanagar that breached the danger mark of the Yamuna river water level. In view of the flood warning, the Delhi Traffic Police on Tuesday issued an advisory for commuters to avoid routes leading to the affected localities.
This comes as the Delhi police imposed prohibitory measures under CrPC section 144 in flood-prone areas of the city.
Yamuna water level swelled to 207.55 metres, breaching its record of 207.49 metres set in 1978.
Amid this, the following roads have been regulated — Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Vikas Marg and the Mahatma Gandhi Road between Kalighat Mandir and Delhi Secretariat.
The police also advised commuters to postpone travel plans to low-lying areas in view of high alert issued by administration.
Here are suggested routes amid the current situation
People travelling from North to South
- Outer Ring Road – Wazirabad Bridge – Yamuna Marginal Bandh Marg – Pushta Road – Vikas Marg
- Outer Ring Road – Arihant Marg – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Vikas Marg
People travelling from East to West
- Punjabi Bagh Chowk – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Arihant Marg – Outer Ring Road – Wazirabad Bridge
- Punjabi Bagh Chowk – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – DKFO – AIIMS Chowk – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Sarai Kale Khan – Mahatma Gandhi Marg – Vikas Marg.
VIDEO | “Water has started coming inside (the Monastery market). The government has done no work. If more water will be released, then our goods will be damaged,” say shopkeepers in Delhi’s Monastery Market as Yamuna river breaches the danger mark. pic.twitter.com/qwPQ4Uv5m2— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 12, 2023
For commercial vehicles
Apart from the above diversions, movement of commercial vehicles within Delhi will be contained primarily on Ring Road.
Commercial vehicles moving from Rani Jhansi Road to ISBT will be diverted towards Vir Banda Bairagi Marg and New Rohtak Road.
In view of Supreme Court judgement, non-destined commercial vehicles will not be allowed entry into Delhi. They will be diverted to Eastern & Western Peripheral Expressway.
Diversions in case of flooding
In case there is flooding in the vicinity of ISBT Kashmiri Gate, buses coming from Ghaziabad side will be terminated near Seelampur Metro Station.
Other vehicular traffic coming from Ghaziabad side will be diverted to Pushta Road.
Traffic coming from Wazirabad Bridge to Majnu Ka Tila will be diverted towards Mukarba Chowk.
Traffic coming from Boulevard Road to ISBT will be diverted towards Shamnath Marg and Mahatma Gandhi Marg.
Yamuna’s water level rise
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday called an emergency meeting as the Yamuna reached its highest level so far at 207.55 metres, posing a threat of floods in the city.
The CM also urged the Centre to intervene to ensure that the water level of the Yamuna doesn’t rise further and said news of flood in the capital will not send a good message to the world.
