CM writes to Shah on Yamuna

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday afternoon wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah after the water level of the Yamuna rose past the 207.55m mark at 1pm, seeking his intervention to reduce the flow of water released from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana.

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He, however, later clarified that Union jal shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed him that Hathnikund is a barrage and not a reservoir, so there is no provision to stop the flow of water, but the amount of water being released upstream from Himachal Pradesh has decreased, and the effects in the Capital will be felt later.

The Bharatiya Janata Party, meanwhile, alleged that the arrangements made by the Delhi government for the flood mitigaand rescue operations are "insufficient".

The Yamuna water level had reached 208.08m at 11pm.

The rising water levels have flooded several neighbourhoods in Delhi, such as Majnu ka Tila in the north and Badarpur Khadar in the south. Kejriwal, in his letter in Hindi, said the amount of water being released by Haryana needs to be controlled to prevent further flooding in Delhi.