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Special commissioner of police (traffic) SS Yadav said 5,000 personnel were deployed in the affected areas of Delhi to keep traffic moving and help commuters | Latest News Delhi
Delhi was hit by unexpected floods when waters from the Yamuna river reached peak flow rates of 3.5 lakh cusecs on July 11. Heavy monsoon rains in the river's catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand contributed to the rise. The Hathnikund barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar, 180 km from Delhi, controls the flow of Yamuna towards Delhi.
Several roads in Delhi continue to remain flooded after the water level of the Yamuna River crossed the danger mark due to incessant rainfall.
As the Yamuna flood waters retreated from the highways, a number of national capital roads that had been closed to traffic on Saturday were reopened, officials said.
Bharadwaj said it has not rained in Delhi in the last 3-4 days, yet still the water level in Yamuna reached 208.66 metres.