Flooding near Arvind Kejriwal’s house, ITO, Kashmere Gate among affected areas: See complete list

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The water level of Delhi’s Yamuna river reached 208.46m on Thursday morning, a day after the river breached the all-time high record of 207.49m. On Tuesday night itself, the water had reached 207.99m.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged people living in low-lying areas near the Yamuna river to immediately evacuate. He said, “The water will enter your houses, there will be no time and it will be harmful for you and your life. Requesting everyone with folded hands, please don’t wait.”

As a result of flooding, several low-lying areas near the Yamuna River have been affected leading to water being pushed on the roads, waterlogging issues and traffic congestion.

The Garhi Mandu village near Signature Bridge in Wazirabad has been submerged.

Here is a list of areas that have been affected by flooding:

Civil Lines

ITO

Kashmiri Gate

GT Karnal road

Boat Club

Monastery Market

Neeli Chhatri Temple

Yamuna Bazar

Neem Karoli gaushala

Vishwakarma colony

Stretch between Majnu ka Tila and Wazirabad

New Usmanpur

Shastri Park

Old Yamuna bridge

Nigam Bodh Ghat road

Sonia Vihar

Mandawali

Pandav Nagar

Gandhi Nagar

Geeta Colony

Geeta Ghat

Vishwakarma Khadda Colony

Garhi Mandu

Here are the areas that will be affected if the water level further rises:

Laxmi Nagar

Sarai Kale Khan

Badarpur

Jamia Nagar

Shaheen Bagh

Mayur Vihar

Badarpur Khadar

DND

Pushta

Main Yamuna Road in Jagatpur

Bhelopur Shamshan Ghat at Sarai Kale Khan

Gyaspur

Slums around Millennium depot

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