Delhi flood alert! Yamuna water level affects metro operations. Check details here
Delhi metro operations on Thursday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) informed that the approach road leading to Yamuna Bank Metro Station is currently inaccessible due to escalating water levels. In a tweet, DMRC said, “Due to the escalating water levels of the Yamuna River, the approach road leading to Yamuna Bank Metro Station is currently inaccessible.
Kindly plan your journey accordingly and consider alternate routes. However, an interchange facility is available, DMRC said in a tweet." The Yamuna River in the national capital continued to flow over the danger mark, with the water level reaching 208.48 metres on Thursday morning. The water from the rising Yamuna has flooded key roads in the national capital. The Delhi traffic police has also issued advisory for the commuters and the traffic movement has been diverted on some roads.
The Delhi Secretariat housing offices of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his cabinet and other senior bureaucrats, was flooded. According to officials from the Public Works Department, they received information regarding flooding of the Delhi Secretariat. They said they are coordinating with the traffic police and other agencies on the situation. The road from Rajghat to Delhi Secretariat was also flooded.
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