Flooding in the parts of New Delhi led to the decision made by city government of shutting down all education institutions in India’s capital on Thursday and suggest people to work from home, whilst warning there would be water levelling up after the Yamuna river broke its banks. Since the rainy monsoon season started on June 1, Delhi has recorded 113 per cent above-average rainfall, the India Meteorological Department revealed, and the heavy downpours in the hilly states to the north have led to overflowing rivers.
Video reveals submerged roads in the downtown area, where government and private companies’ offices are situated, with water half-way up the sides of parked cars. Other pictures unveil the road by the city’s historical Red Fort under water. “I request to all the people of Delhi to be helpful with each other in every possible way in this emergency,” Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday, warning that water supplies would be badly affected. “Due to closure of water treatment plants, the supply of water will be affected by up to 25 per cent. That’s why water rationing will be done,”
Mr Kejriwal told reporters. The city of 20 million people has given the order of the shutting down of all schools, colleges and universities till Sunday and stopped non-essential government staff from entering the office, Mr Kejriwal said. He added that private firms were also being advised “to enforce work from home”. Mr Kejriwal said the Yamuna river’s water level would get higher later on Thursday, having already reached its highest level in 45 years after weirdly heavy rain in north of the capital. Around 88 people have lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh during the unstoppable downpours since June 24, ANI reported. Flash floods in the state over the weekend crashed a bridge. Roads have been flooding and causing so much problem to the residents of the area during heavy rains in the hills of Uttarakhand state, its chief minister conveyed reporters on Wednesday.