As Delhi battles with severe waterlogging and flooding, the political scene has turned into a hotbed of accusations between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Both parties blame each other for the city’s unprecedented flood situation. Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj of AAP alleged a conspiracy by the BJP, accusing the BJP-led […]
The city of Delhi is battling severe flooding due to a relentless bout of heavy rainfall and a record rise in the water levels of the Yamuna river that flows through the city. Despite a decrease in the city’s flood alert from ‘extreme’ to ‘severe’, experts caution that additional rainfall could exacerbate the waterlogging situation, […]
As Delhi continues to combat severe flooding due to record rainfall and an increase in Yamuna’s water levels, the weather forecast predicts more showers in the city for the upcoming days. The Yamuna River, which crossed its highest record of 45 years, has receded slightly to 207.68 meters today. Still, several areas in Delhi remain […]
India’s Central Water Commission has forecasted that the Yamuna River in New Delhi could swell to 208.75 meters between 3-5 pm on Thursday. This morning at 7 am, the water level had already reached 208.46 meters, triggering an ‘extreme flood alert’ in the national capital and leading to flood waters seeping into the city’s ITO […]
Unprecedented heavy rainfall in Delhi has resulted in the Yamuna River breaching the danger mark and causing significant disruption to rail and road traffic. The river’s water level soared past the danger mark of 205.33 meters earlier than expected, on Monday evening, leading to emergency measures by city officials. On Tuesday, the river also surpassed […]
In the wake of a high-profile robbery in Delhi’s Pragati Maidan tunnel, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has criticized the Centre and the Lt Governor over the city’s deteriorating law-and-order situation. With the G20 Summit on the horizon, Kejriwal condemned the current state of affairs as resembling “jungle raj”. He went on to argue that, if […]