Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cautioned against indulging in any blame game over the flood-like situation in parts of Delhi while announcing that the water treatment plants at Wazirabad and Chandrawal will resume functioning by Saturday morning if the Yamuna's level declines to 207.7 metres. Kejriwal on Friday evening inspected the water treatment plant at Wazirabad and the ITO barrage. Among the three water treatment plants that temporarily shut operations due to the flooding, the Okhla unit has resumed functioning. This was made possible by draining the logged water and drying the machinery at Wazirabad. The Wazirabad unit pumps water towards the Okhla plant, which has a capacity to process 20 million gallons daily.

While at the ITO barrage, the chief minister acknowledged that the closure of five of its 32 gates has hindered the flow of water, exacerbating the crisis. He, however, assured the public that the government is actively working with the assistance of Navy and Army personnel to open these gates. Kejriwal also emphasised the need for the Haryana government to transfer the maintenance of the barrage to its Delhi counterpart to allow a more efficient management and response during such critical situations. Later, he announced that one of the five shut gates of the ITO barrage was opened. "After nearly 20 hours of non-stop toil, the first jammed gate of the ITO barrage has been opened. A diving team extracted the silt from under the water with a compressor, then the gate was pulled up with a hydra crane. Soon, all five gates will be opened. Special thanks to the Army Engineer Regiment and the divers," he said in a tweet in Hindi.