Delhi: Normal water supply in the city today as Chandrawal plant back at work
Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday informed that the Chandrawal water treatment plant is back at work. It was one of the three plants that authorities had shut in Delhi after Yamuna River's water level surged to an unprecedented level, causing floods in several parts of the city. The Chandrawal water treatment plant was shut on 13 July as the floodwater entered the pumping stations of these plants.
Vice-Chairman of Delhi Jal Board, Somnath Bharti, in a tweet also shared that the Chandrawal WTP resuming operations will restore water supply to the tune of 105 MGD in assemblies falling in central Delhi - Rajender Nagar, Karol Bagh, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Patel Nagar, Palam vihar, Delhi Cantt and also in NDMC areas. Besides, Bharti said that work is going to store all three phases of Wazirabad WTP and are likely to be restored anytime today. - Entry and exit at Yamuna Bank Metro Station are open for commuters on Sunday - Indian Naval diving team carries out an operation to open the gate of Yamuna Barrage, ITO.
-The water of Yamun has started declining. At 9 am, the water level of the river was recorded at 205.98 metres -Visuals show that ITO, Red Fort, and the Ring Road areas showed persistent and heavy waterlogging even on Sunday. -Delhi's Akshardham and the walled city area near Kashmere Gate continued to remain inundated with drone visuals showing the extent of flooding there.
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