NEW DELHI, JULY 26 : Delhi-NCR woke up to heavy rainfall on Wednesday, which lead to waterlogging in many areas. Downpour, accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning, brought much respite from the sweltering heat in the national capital. The weather department issued an orange alert in Delhi for today. During the early hours, the weather department […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JULY 24: Two weeks ago, the incessant rain and floods thereafter brought the national capital to its knees. Thousands were rendered displaced and homeless after the Yamuna broke 45 years’ record and reached a record high of 208.66 metres, much above the last great flood in Delhi in 1978 – when it had reached […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JULY 15 : As the Yamuna began to recede gradually after touching a record high of 208.66 metres, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged that a conspiracy was hatched to “drown” Delhi by releasing excess water from Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana towards the national capital. Addressing a press conference, Delhi Irrigation and Flood […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JULY 14 : At least three children drowned while bathing in flood water in Delhi’s Mukundpur on Friday. The children drowned in a ditch at a metro construction site after they jumped in it to have a bath. The mishap occurred around 3:00 in the afternoon. Soon after the incident, the trio were rushed […]Continue Reading
The water level of the Yamuna river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres in Delhi following heavy rain in upper catchment areas, prompting authorities to chalk out a strategy to evacuate people from low-lying areas. The Delhi flood control room said the water level reached 205.38 metres at 4 pm on Friday. It had […]Continue Reading
