‘Yamuna swelling, but there’s no threat to Delhi’

People relocate to a safer place with their belongings after the Yamuna inundated the nearby areas, at Mayur Vihar in Delhi

Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi on Monday urged people to stay in relief camps as the Yamuna water level was rising again.

The water level of the river reached 205.92 metres at 4 pm on Monday and remained above the danger mark of 205.33 metres, officials said.

"The Central Water Commission estimates that it can reach 206.1 metres overnight. But there is no danger for the people of Delhi from this," she said.

Kids wait to receive cooked food at a camp, on Monday. Pics/PTI

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that floodwater in the national capital was receding.

"Now people will be able to go back to their homes from the relief camps. We have to help them to get their life back to normal. I appeal to all people to help them. This is a work of virtue," he said in a tweet.

Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said cases of conjunctivitis and skin allergy are mostly being reported from relief camps. The Delhi government will ensure that all flood relief camps are kept clean and stocked with medicines, Development Minister Gopal Rai said.

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