New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Delhi Education Minister Atishi announced that all schools in the national capital, both government and private, will remain closed on Thursday in view of heavy rainfall. Taking to her official handle on microblogging site X, Atishi posted on Wednesday, "In light of the very heavy rainfall today evening and the forecast of heavy rainfall tomorrow, all schools--government and private--will remain closed tomorrow." Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi also posted on her X handle and said that all schools under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will remain closed on August 1 in view of the forecast of adverse weather conditions. "All MCD schools will remain closed tomorrow, August 1, 2024, in view of incessant rainfall in the National Capital and the forecast of adverse weather conditions," read the post. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that clouds had converged over Delhi from all directions, prompting an advisory for residents to avoid unnecessary travel. "Clouds have converged over Delhi from all four sectors. Widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated intense to very intense spells (3-5 cm/hr) is likely over Delhi in the next two hours," the IMD posted on X. Adding to the threat of rain-related incidents, a woman and her child drowned after falling into a waterlogged drain in the Ghazipur area of East Delhi on Wednesday following heavy rainfall in the national capital. The deceased were identified as Tanuja (22) and her child, Priyansh (3), residents of Prakash Nagar Khoda Colony, Ghaziabad. "The bodies have been recovered and further legal action is being taken by Ghazipur East Delhi Police Station," said the police. Meanwhile, amid heavy downpours, a house collapsed in Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area. A total of five fire tenders were rushed to the site. However, fire brigade officials were delayed due to traffic congestion. The incident occurred at 8:57 p.m., according to reports. Earlier in the day, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena cautioned all officers to remain alert in light of the ongoing heavy downpour in the national capital. Rain lashed several parts of Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday evening, providing relief from the humid weather. However, the downpour resulted in traffic congestion throughout the city. Due to the bad weather, Delhi witnessed 10 flight diversions reported between 7.30 pm and 8pm, according to airport sources. Severe waterlogging was witnessed near AIIMS after incessant rainfall in the national capital. Traffic jams were also witnessed in the ITO area of Delhi after rain lashed the city. The IMD has cautioned that the showers are likely to cause slippery roads, low visibility, traffic disruptions, and localised waterlogging in low-lying areas. According to the IMD, intermittent showers are likely in Delhi till August 5.

Delhi rains: All schools to remain closed today after intense downpours and heavy rain forecasts

New Delhi, <keyword id="514090" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="floodwaters" source="Orion">Floodwaters</keyword> of the overflowing Yamuna reached the entrance of the Supreme Court in Central Delhi on Friday while the busy ITO intersection and Rajghat were submerged as a regulator of the Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Department suffered damage, exacerbating the already dire situation. Though the water level of the Yamuna has began to recede, the damage to the regulator near Indraprastha caused flooding in ITO and surrounding areas. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Revenue Minister Atishi directed the chief secretary to seek help from the NDRF and Army to prevent flooding in Delhi due to the damage to the regulator. Kejriwal will be visiting the site to take stock of the situation. "This breach is causing flooding of ITO and surroundings. Engineers have been working whole nite. I have directed the Chief Secretary to seek help of Army/NDRF but this shud be fixed urgently," he tweeted. The Irrigation and Flood Control team have been building a weir at a drain but water is still entering the city, Atishi said in an official communication. "If needed all engineering wings of the NDRF and the Army be requested to help on this matter. Chief Secretary directed to submit hourly reports to CM, I&amp;FC minister and Revenue Minister," she said. Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said the government has directed the chief secretary to take up the matter of the damage to the regulator on priority and resolve the problem. "Whole night, our teams worked to fix the damage at regulator of drain no. 12 near WHO building. Still, the water of Yamuna is entering the city through this breach. The government has directed the chief secretary to take it up on highest priority," he said in a tweet. The compromised regulator allowed the Yamuna water to flow back towards the city areas. Yamuna's water level at 8 am stood at 208.42 metres, while at 10 am, it had gone down to 208.38 metres. The flooding in ITO and Rajghat areas has led the authorities to impose curbs on movement of traffic. "No vehicular traffic will be allowed on Mahatma Gandhi Marg from Sarai Kale Khan towards IP Flyover due to overflow of drain water near WHO Building. Commuters are advised to avoid the stretch," the Delhi Traffic Police said in a tweet. Commuters battled problems as they navigated through the waterlogged ITO Road, which is a key stretch connecting East Delhi to Lutyens''s Delhi. People going to their offices and New Delhi Railway Station will face hardships while navigating through the stretch. Some people could be seen dragging their vehicles through the waterlogged ITO stretch. A commuter going towards Noida said, "Till now, we were feeling that the flooodwater is only entering low-lying areas. But now the threat feels so closer as the nerve centre of Delhi has been flooded". Traffic movement was also closed on Bhairon Road due to overflow of drain water near Railway Under Bridge. "Movement of traffic is restricted from Geeta Colony Flyover towards Rajghat and ISBT, Kashmere Gate due to rise in water level of Yamuna river. Commuters are advised to plan their journey accordingly," the traffic police said in another tweet.

ITO, Rajghat areas flooded;Kejriwal directs officials to seek help of Army, NDRF

New Delhi, As water level in the Yamuna River crossed 208.46 meters, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made an appeal to the people on Thursday not to visit the submerged areas, and instead help each other in this emergency situation. "The water level of the Yamuna river is continuously rising. It has now reached 208.46 meters. Due to the rising water level, it has started flooding the surrounding roads. I request you not to travel on these roads," Kejriwal tweeted. As the water level increases, the surrounding areas are getting inundated. People are being evacuated from the submerged areas to safer places. Such a flood was reported 45 years ago when the Yamuna water level had crossed 207.49 meters. "The administration is evacuating people from the areas that are submerged in water. I urge the residents of those areas to cooperate with the authorities. Saving lives should be the top priority. I appeal to all the residents of Delhi to support each other in this emergency situation," read Kejriwal tweet. Wednesday night the ring road (Majnu ka Tila to Rajghat) was closed after river water overflowed to the road.By Thursday morning adjacent roads were also closed. The Delhi Police said that they evacuated 1,006 persons and 999 cattle. "In PS New Usmanpur area we rescued 260 people and 185 cattle, inPS Shastri Park we rescued 266 people and 262 Cattle. In PS Sonia Vihar we rescued 480 persons and 230 cattle. Total we rescued 1006 Persons and 999 cattle," police said. The sources in the Delhi government said that they have evacuated 16,000 persons so far who have been sent to relief camps. --IANSatk/dpb

Help each other, don't travel says Delhi CM Kejriwal as Yamuna rises

New Delhi, The Delhi Police imposed prohibitory measures under CrPC <keyword id="6382007" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="section-144" source="Orion">section 144</keyword> in flood-prone areas of the city on Wednesday as the Yamuna river swelled to 207.55 metres, breaching its record of 207.49 metres set in 1978. The CrPC's section 144 prevents unlawful assembly of four or more persons and public movement in groups. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority issued an advisory asking people to move to safer places and cautioning them against passing through low-lying areas. As the flood situation persisted in the Yamuna river, people should stay away from power lines and reach out to the helpline 1077 in case of any need, it said. Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi is visiting relief camps to take stock of the flood situation and the preventive measures taken. She said the Delhi government is strengthening river embankments and evacuating people out of the floodplains. According to officials, Garhi Mandu village near the Signature Bridge in Wazirabad has been submerged. A majority of the people have been taken to safety and the rest are being rescued using boats, they said. According to the Central Water Commission's flood-monitoring portal, the Yamuna's water level at the Old Railway Bridge crossed the 207-metre mark at 4 am on Wednesday, the first time since 2013. It rose to 207.55 metres by 1 pm. The water level is likely to rise further, an official of the irrigation and flood control department said.

CrPC section 144 imposed in Delhi's flood-prone areas as Yamuna water level rises

The forecourt of the <keyword id="47045" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi-airport" source="Orion">Delhi airport</keyword> was waterlogged for a "short period" Saturday morning due to sudden heavy rains, its operator DIAL said. Sources said five flights were diverted from the airport this morning due to the bad weather conditions. Waterlogging has been reported from several parts of the national capital including Moti Bagh and RK Puram in south Delhi after rains lashed the city Saturday morning. The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on Twitter that "due to sudden heavy rain, for a short period, there was waterlogging at the forecourt". "Our team was immediately aligned to look into it and the issue has been resolved," it added. An official of the meteorological department said the national capital received 97 mm rainfall since Friday morning. PTI DSP TIR TIR

Delhi airport gets waterlogged after heavy rains

The Delhi administration on Friday sounded an "alert" as the water level of the Yamuna in the capital rose to 205.22 metres, precariously close to the 'danger mark' of 205.33 metres, as rains continued to pound northwest India, officials said. The irrigation and flood control department has deployed 13 boats in different areas and put 21 others on standby. With Haryana discharging more water into the river from the <keyword id="404626" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hathnikund-Barrage">Hathnikund Barrage</keyword>, the <keyword id="6358992" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Police">Delhi Police</keyword> and the East Delhi district administration have started evacuating people living on the floodplains of the Yamuna in the capital. "These people are being shifted to shelter homes of the city government in the Yamuna Pushta area," an official said. The water level was recorded at 205.22 at the Old Railway Bridge at 8:30 am. It was 203.74 metres at 8:30 pm on Thursday. "The water level was 205.10 metres at 6 am and 205.17 at 7 am," the official said, adding it is likely to rise further. A flood alert is declared when the Yamuna crosses the "warning mark" of 204.50 metres. The situation is being monitored round-the-clock, a district administration official said. The river is in spate because of rains in Delhi and the upper catchment areas, a MeT department official said, adding it may swell further as more rains are predicted in northwest India. The weather department has also issued an "orange alert" for moderate rains in Delhi-NCR for the third day on the trot on Friday. According to the Delhi flood control room, the discharge rate at the Hathnikund Barrage peaked to 1.60 lakh cusecs on Tuesday afternoon, the highest this year so far. The water discharged from the barrage normally takes two-three days to reach the capital. Haryana had been releasing water from the Yumananagr-located barrage at the rate of 19,056 cusecs at 8 am. The flow rate was 25,839 cusecs at 8 pm on Thursday. Normally, the flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage is 352 <keyword id="6659875" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cusec">cusec</keyword>, but the discharge is increased after heavy rainfall in catchment areas. One cusec is equivalent to 28.32 litres per second. In 2019, the flow rate had peaked to 8.28 <keyword id="11720268" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="lakh-cusec">lakh cusec</keyword> on August 18-19, and the water level of the Yamuna had hit the 206.60 metre-mark, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The Delhi government had to launch evacuation and relief operations after the overflowing river submerged many low-lying areas. In 1978, the river had swelled to the all-time record water level of 207.49 metres. In 2013, it had risen to 207.32 metres. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/windlas-biotech-to-raise-395-402-crore-through-public-listing-price-band-fixed-at-448-460/articleshow/84854594.cms">Windlas Biotech to raise ₹395-402 crore through public listing, price band fixed at ₹448-460</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/googles-sundar-pichai-has-teased-the-whitechapel-chipset/articleshow/84853916.cms">Google teases Whitechapel chipset that may power Google Pixel 6 devices</a>

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