Delhi flood victims back to relief camps as Yamuna level again crosses danger mark
overflowing Yamuna River and that if the situation continues she would have no other option but to return to her village. Another woman staying at the makeshift said that she can't return to her village because her children are in school and the reverse migration would affect their education, ANI reported. "We are getting, food, and water here. Clean water comes on a tanker.
We are jobless as our farms are flooded. We can't even return to village as our children are going to schools," she added. Meanwhile, Delhi government had decided to withdraw the restrictions on entry of vehicles in the national capital after the water level in Yamuna had fallen below the danger mark of 205.33 metres.
The rise in Yamuna water level could be attributed to increased discharge from Hathni Kund Barrage in Haryana and rains in the upper catchment areas, mainly in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The discharge from Hathni Kund barrage rose to 3,60,000 cusecs in July and was recorded at 29,973 cusecs on Friday.
One cusec is equal to 28.32 litres per second. A rise in the water level of the Yamuna could slow down the pace of rehabilitation of flood-affected people living in low-lying areas of Delhi, leading to a prolonged stay of these families in relief camps.
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