According to the official, the Delhi government had, from time to time, written to various Central agencies regarding obstructions due to infrastructural projects as well as their contribution to adding silt to the Yamuna.
Delhi monsoon update: Yamuna river’s water level has witnessed a surge due to the surge in discharge from the Hathikund barrage into the river and heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Some residents also fear that they might not be allowed to go back. “I was born and brought up here, I went to school nearby. How can they ask us to leave and go back to our villages? We’ve set up our entire lives here,” said Govind (22), an AC repairman.