Power back, water recedes but residents keep caution

It was a day of hope and despair for residents of the Yamuna floodplains. While the water level receded, leading to the reopening of the Nigambodh Ghat and the Yamuna Bank Metro station, residents of Yamuna Bazar and other lowlying areas were in for a rude shock as the flood left localities and houses covered in silt and mud.

- Aheli Das, Paras Singh and Jignasa Sinha

Residents said that the foul odour and inaccessible roads not only made lives difficult, but also led to health concerns.

According to data from the Central Water Commission (CWC), the water level at the Old Railway Bridge—which is representative of the city—was 205.4 metres at 6pm on Sunday, dipping from the 206-metre mark. HT took stock of the affected regions on Sunday.

Yamuna Bazaar

At Yamuna Bazaar, the tales of woes and despair continued as the river left behind heaps of mud.

Geeta Kashyap, 49, said, “People have started to come back to their houses but the houses are not liveable right now. Wherever you look, there is mud. I was initially living in the camp but then I shifted to my brother’s house with our mother because she was very sick.”

“Twent back to clean the house today but I could not complete it. It is hours of tiresome work to clean so much mud. I will go back tomorrow again to see if I can clean some more,” she added.

Ashok Bakshi, an e-rickshaw driver, said that while the water level had receded a lot, it was not

14-year-old boy drowns after being swept away in NE Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 14-year-old boy drowned in floodwater while playing with his friends near Shastri Park in northeast Delhi on Friday, the police said on Sunday, marking the second case of drowning in northeast Delhi this week.