As Yamuna water enters Delhi roads, Kejriwal warns people living in low-lying areas: 'There will be no time…’

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Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday urged people living in low-lying areas near the Yamuna river floodplains to immediately evacuate their houses as the water level continued to rise after recording an all-time high. Addressing a press conference, the chief minister said, “The water will enter your houses, there will be no time and it will be harmful for you and your life. Requesting everyone with folded hands, please don't wait." "I request everyone to vacate their homes in the low-lying areas.

There are several places affected by the rise in the level of water in Yamuna River," Kejriwal added.  Kejriwal also urged people to not click selfies or take videos of the flooded Yamuna as it could be dangerous. " The water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi has reached 207.71 metres, the highest ever. Delhi has not received rainfall in the last 2-3 days," Kejriwal said while addressing a press conference.

Expressing concern over the rising level of the Yamuna River, he said, "Water is entering Delhi from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Regarding this, I have also written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to reduce the flow of water entering Delhi, only then we can stop the Yamuna River from overflowing." The Delhi Chief Minister tweeted the copy of his letter written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah today. However, Kejriwal said Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat has informed him that it was not possible to limit the flow rate of the river as there is no reservoir at Hathinikund Barrage.