After days of flooding caused by the swelling Yamuna River, Delhi finally seems to see some improvement as the water level in the Yamuna has dropped below the danger mark and was recorded to be flowing at 205.25 meters this morning. This comes even after the national capital received a fresh spell of rain on Tuesday. Even as the situation improves, some areas continue to remain inundated.
Delhi had been reeling under massive flooding and waterlogging after days of heavy rain brought the capital to a cripple. People living in the low-lying areas were forced to take shelter in relief camps after their homes were flooded. Meanwhile, prime areas like Civil Lines, Rajghat, ITO, etc. were flooded as well.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday inspected Mahatma Gandhi's memorial complex at Rajghat which was inundated due to a flood-like situation and hoped that the water accumulated there would be completely pumped out in the next 24 hours.
Rains lashed several parts of Delhi on Tuesday even as parts of the city continued to grapple with a flood-like situation due to a swollen Yamuna. Lajpat Nagar, East of the Kailash area in south Delhi, and parts of central Delhi including the Delhi Secretariat area, among other areas, received rainfall.
The weather department had forecast moderate rain in the national capital on Tuesday. The minimum temperature in the city settled at 27.4 degrees Celsius. The humidity level in the morning stood at 89 per cent.
The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius. On Monday, Delhi recorded a low of 26.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, and a high of 34.2 degrees Celsius, a degree below normal.