Delhi floods: Govt, private schools closed in waterlogged areas

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that all government and private schools were being closed in areas where people were grappling with extensive flooding and waterloggingAll government and private schools are being closed in the areas of Delhi where water is filling up CM Kejriwal shared in a tweetIn a later tweet the chief minister urged all councillors and MLAs to visit relief camps and provide all possible supportI appeal to all volunteers councillors MLAs and all other people to visit relief camps and provide all possible support he saidMeanwhile Delhis Directorate of Education too ordered all government and private schools to close immediately where there is a danger of flood without waiting for ordersIn view of the flood situation in Delhi the Directorate of Education Government of Delhi has ordered all government and private schools in lowlying areas to close immediately without waiting for orders where there is a danger of flood read a statement from the Directorate of EducationEarlier on Thursday the CM urged people in the national capital to look out for each other and extend all necessary assistance amid the floods caused by the rising waters of the YamunaThe water level of Yamuna is increasing continuously Now the water has reached 20846 metres Due to the rising water level the Yamuna has come on the roads around it You are requested not to go on these routes People are being evacuated from the populated areas where there is water The people living there are requested to cooperate with the administration Saving the lives of people is most important There is an appeal to all the people of Delhi to cooperate with each other in every possible way in this emergency CM Kejriwal shared in a tweetSeveral areas of the city are under water as the water level of river Yamuna continues to rise following heavy rainfall and the release of water from the Hathnikund Barrage in neighbouring HaryanaDue to the rise in the water level of Yamuna and the resultant inundation of lowlying areas traffic movement has been impaired in several placesThe North East district police have informed that more than 1000 people and around 999 cattle have been rescued from different areas near Yamuna amid the flood situation The rescue was carried out in Usmanpur Shastri Park and Sonia Vihar police station areasFurther according to official inputs the movement of commercial vehicles will be regulated as nondestined commercial vehicles wont be allowed to enter Delhi and will be diverted to the Eastern and Western Peripheral ExpresswaysCommercial vehicles will be diverted from Mukarba Chowk Sarai Kale Khan Ghazipur border and from Akshardham towards DNDThe officials further said no commercial vehicles will be allowed between Mukarba Chowk and Wazirabad Bridge Sarai Kale Khan and IP Flyover and Akshardham and Sarai Kale KhanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever