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Delhi flood updates: Delhi on Saturday only got a momentary relief when Yamuna river waters were noted receding after flooding the national capital. However, later in the day heavy rains lashed the national capital threatening a further surge in the Ganga basin river's water level that has been flowing well over the danger mark since the past week.  In the midst of an ongoing crisis situation that demanded the help of the National Disaster response Force (NDRF) and the Indian Army, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and the Congress indulged ina political mud slinging over the infrastructural development of the national capital Delhi.  The road stretches that still remain shut for movement, include Ring Road - Majnu Ka Tilla ISBT - Shanti Van - IP flyover to IP Depot both carriageways, Ring Road - IP Depot to IP flyover to ISBT carriageway, Salim Garh bypass, Old Iron Bridge Pusta to Shamshan Ghat, Outer Ring Road - Mukarba Chowk to Wazirabad carriageway and Ring Road from Shanti Van to Rajghat and towards ISBT.

Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday held a Cabinet meeting and deputed ministers at six flood-affected districts to ensure proper facilities at relief camps set up by the Delhi government. Orders will be issued shortly to officers to report, and coordinate and cooperate with ministers to ensure proper facilities such as food, water, toilets and electricity at flood relief camps, Minister for Irrigation and Flood Control Saurabh Bharadwaj said.PWD Minister Atishi will look after facilities at camps in the North East Delhi district, while Gopal Rai has been deputed for Shahdara, Kailash Gahlot for South East Delhi and Imran Hussain for the Central Delhi district, he said.

Bhutan Kurichhu dam has not led to severe flooding along the villages in Assam's Baksa and Chirang districts. This has been made possible following regulated and controlled release of water from Kurichhu Hydropower Plant. Speaking to reporters at Assam House here on Saturday, Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma disclosed that the Government of Assam had urged the Bhutan Government to release water from the dam in a 'controlled way' in the morning hours, instead of at night.

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Saturday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, following the full load commencement of power supply to Bangladesh from Adani Group’s Ultra Super-Critical Thermal Power Plant in Godda, India. The Godda USCTPP, which marks the Adani Group’s entry into transnational power projects, is India’s first commissioned transnational power project where 100% of the generated power is supplied to another nation, Adani Group said in a press statement. After the meeting, Gautam Adani tweeted: “Honoured to have met Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on full load commencement and handover of the 1600 MW Ultra SuperCritical Godda Power Plant. I salute the dedicated teams from India and Bangladesh who braved COVID to commission the plant in a record time of three-and-a-half years.”Adani Power Jharkhand Ltd (APJL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Power Ltd, completed the dependable capacity test for the Godda plant on 12 July. The dependable capacity test, a mandatory requirement under the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Bangladesh, was conducted over the stipulated period of six hours to evaluate the simultaneous functioning of both units of the plant after they began supplying electricity.

Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani paid a visit to Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Saturday after the full load commencement of power supply to Bangladesh from the group’s thermal power plant in Godda, India. The new project of the conglomerate will mark the group's entry into transnational power projects. This project will also commence India’s first commissioned transnational power project where 100 per cent of the generated power is supplied to another nation.Adani Power Jharkhand Ltd (APJL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Power Ltd, will supply 1,496 MW from the Godda USCTPP under the PPA with the Bangladesh Power Development Board, executed in November 2017 for a period of 25 years, via a 400 kV dedicated transmission system connected to the Bangladesh grid. The subsidiary completed the dependable capacity test for the Godda plant on 12 July.

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traffic movement. According to an advisory issued by the traffic police on Saturday, Yamuna’s water level dropped to 207.67 meters at 8 am on Saturday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chaired a meeting of his cabinet on Saturday to discuss the flood situation in the national capital.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and sought his help for procuring one crore quality saplings for plantation in Assam under PM's LiFE Mission. The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister that he would help to rope in experts from Dehradun in the next two-three days for assisting the Government of Assam for plantation of one crore saplings under PM's LiFE Mission. The Chief Minister said that the state government has floated national tender for the purpose of obtaining 1 crore saplings for the massive plantation drive in the state.

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Mumbai police on Saturday issued a preventive order banning the flying of drones, remote controlled micro light aircraft, paragliders, para motors, hand gliders and hot air balloons over the metropolis for a period of 30 days, an official said. The prohibitory order, which he said was a «regular» one, was in view of the possibility of misuse of such objects to target VVIPS, endanger life of public at large, destroy public property and cause law and order disturbance. The order also bans unlawful assemblies of five or more persons due to information gathered from various sources about the likelihood of breach of peace and disturbance to public tranquility from such gatherings, the official added. The prohibitory order covers processions, use of loudspeakers and other sound amplifying systems, musical bands and bursting of firecrackers, he said. However, marriage and funeral functions, statutory meeting of companies, clubs, and assemblies in and around cinemas, halls, schools etc are exempt, the official pointed out.

₹3 per litre to ₹10.40 per litre. After the announcement, VAT on diesel has been increased from 9.90 per cent to 13.9 per cent, an increase of ₹3 per litre from ₹7.40 to ₹10.40 per litre, as per the notification issued by the State Excise and Taxation department.

Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday increased the value added tax (VAT) on diesel by Rs 3 per litre to Rs 10.40 per litre. VAT on diesel has been increased from 9.90 per cent to 13.9 per cent, an increase of Rs 3 per litre from Rs 7.40 to Rs 10.40 per litre, as per the notification issued by the State Excise and Taxation department.

Arvind Kejriwal has said that work was on to open the five gates of Yamuna Barrage to help drain out floodwater. “The first jammed gate of the ITO Barrage has been opened.

The government is considering a comprehensive scheme to promote coal gasification projects for both government public sector undertakings (PSUs) and the private sector with an outlay of Rs 6000 crore. The Ministry of Coal has set a target to achieve coal gasification of 100 Million Tonne (MT) coal by FY 2030 reflecting the government’s commitment to harnessing the power of coal gasification. “The proposal incorporates a comprehensive set of measures that capitalize on natural resources and demonstrate financial and technical feasibility of coal gasification. This initiative is set to meet the future energy needs of the country while stimulating other sectors,” said the Ministry of Coal in a release. 

Delhi Cabinet minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday alleged that flood in the city were caused by the the BJP-led Centre and Haryana government wilfully releasing water towards the national capital. Addressing a press conference here, Bharadwaj said it has not rained in Delhi in the last 3-4 days, yet still the water level in Yamuna reached 208.66 metres.

Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses of about Rs 8,000 crore as heavy rains wreaked havoc in the hill state, triggering landslides and flash floods and damaging roads and other infrastructure, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Saturday. According to the state emergency response centre, the losses amounted to about Rs 4,000 crore till Friday night and Sukhu had sought an interim relief of Rs 2,000 crore from the Union home ministry.

Yamuna banks in Noida this week, there were hundreds who were hired as help in farmhouses built illegally in the low-lying areas near the river, officials said. Government officials said the workers and staffers of the farmhouses — thousands in number — were not moved to safety in time even as advisories were issued well before the area got inundated. These farmhouses are located near Nagli Wajidpur village in Sector 135 on the other side of the pushta (embankment) towards the Yamuna — some two kms off the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.

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Delhi Government said, “We can see around five centimeters reduction in the water level and the situation will further improve till tomorrow…" “We have around 44 camps in Delhi at present, some of them are in schools and some are makeshift arrangements which we are aiming to move to school buildings only. The total number of evacuated people so far stands at 25,478 and a total of 22,803 people have come to the camps," he added.

Such floods are usually not associated with a metro like Delhi where people expect authorities to be in better control, it being the national capital. Yet floods took Delhi unawares. While a political blame game is on between the AAP and the BJP, below is a brief analysis of why Delhi was suddenly submerged.What happened at Hathnikund barrage The Hathnikund barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar, 180 km from Delhi, controls the flow of Yamuna towards Delhi.