Clouds move to North India : The water level in the Yamuna has risen to 205.94 metres
New Delhi : IMD has forecast more rain in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. In Punjab, the worst affected districts include Pathankot, Ropar and Ludhiana. In Delhi, the water level in the Yamuna has risen to 205.94 metres, above the danger mark of 205.3 metres.
Over 10,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas close to the Yamuna riverbanks in the national capital. A Delhi government official said the water level is expected to rise further as Haryana has released a large amount of water from a barrage on Monday.
Indian Air Force helicopters carried dramatic rescue operations in Jammu and Karnal districts on Monday. Cloudbursts have wreaked havoc at dozens of villages in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, washing away homes and damaging farm land.
The Kailash Mansarovar yatra through via the Lipulekh route was stopped due to landslides. Pithoragarh district magistrate VK Jogdande said the 17th batch of 56 pilgrims was called back to Dharchula base camp. Most of the rivers in Uttarakhand are overflowing, with the Ganga crossing the danger mark in Haridwar and flowing close to it in Rishikesh.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has declared it a “natural calamity” and allocated Rs. 100 crore for floo-hit districts.
In Jammu, an Air Force helicopter rescued four fishermen who were stuck in Tawi river, officials said. They were stranded on a concrete platform at the bottom of a pillar of a structure.
