For days, vast stretches of Delhi have been inundated due to the Yamuna river reaching its highest water level in 45 years, triggered by uncommonly heavy rainfall, some of which came from the neighboring state of Haryana.
The national capital continued to witness a flood-like situation on Friday in several low-lying areas near the Yamuna following heavy rainfall and spate in the river for the past few days.
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Delhi Flood News Live: Delhi Govt bans entry of Heavy Good Vehicles from the Singhu Border, Badarpur Border, Loni Border and Chilla Border. Interstate buses from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, J&K, Uttarakhand terminating at ISBT Kashmere Gate will terminate at Singhu border. At 8 a.m. on Thursday, the Yamuna River s water level had surpassed the 208.48-meter threshold. Due to the rising water level in the Yamuna, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued a warning to commuters. As a precaution, thousands of residents of the low-lying areas of the national capital were relocated to safe areas. Section 144 CrPC has also been implemented by the Delhi police as a preventative measure in the city s flood-prone areas. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sent a letter to the Central Water Commission yesterday urging it to act quickly to avert the impending crisis."Due to the rise in water level of Yamuna River and consequent inundation of low-lying areas, traffic movement is affected o