The relentless rains in north India have rendered daily life impossible, resulting in fatalities, landslides, destruction, and flood-like conditions in a number of areas, including the nation’s capital. As a result of continued flooding caused by rain, the relief efforts are being conducted on a war footing. On Wednesday, twelve individuals perished in Uttar Pradesh as a result of rain-related occurrences.
Until now, 18 deaths have been reported in Punjab and Haryana, according to government statistics. Manohar Lal Khattar, the chief minister of Haryana, awarded a Rs. 4 lakh ex gratia payment to the families of those who perished in rain-related accidents. Nearly 10,000 people have already been evacuated from the Punjabi districts of Patiala, Rupnagar, Moga, Ludhiana, Mohali, SBS Nagar, and Fatehgarh Sahib.
While the state of Himachal Pradesh experienced an exceptional rainstorm from July 7 to 10, eight towns broke all prior records for a single day of rainfall in the month of July. 39 people have died in the past four days due to flash floods, cloud bursts, and landslides caused by heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
According to government sources, the Yamuna in Delhi grew to 208.38 meters on Wednesday, surpassing its previous record of 207.49 meters set in 1978. Following this, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, asked residents of low-lying districts to leave their homes because the river’s water level is anticipated to rise further. Over the past few days, Delhi has noticed a sharp rise in the Yamuna’s water level.
The Outer Ring Road, which rings Delhi for 47 kilometres, is a vital thoroughfare. It connects places like Rohini, the IIT Flyover, and the Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT), a crucial point of entry and exit for both private and public vehicles.
By 5 p.m. on Monday, it had risen from 203.14 meters at 11 a.m. on Sunday to 205.4 meters, breaking through the 205.33-meter danger point 18 hours sooner than anticipated.
The flooding in Delhi has forced many people who live close to the river to move to the terrace with their goods. Homes and markets have also been affected. In the Old Delhi neighbourhood’s Monastery Market, shop owners who were battling to remove the products from their stores even as the water level continued to rise.
“We haven’t seen this much water here since 2013.” Flooding wrecks our stock and obliterates our stores. We sustain significant losses,” a store owner remarked.
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