Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday visited the Rajghat area in the national capital to take stock of the situation of floods. While inspecting the work, he was seen riding on a tractor over a waterlogged area in Rajghat. "All efforts are being made to drain the water from the Raj Ghat area. More than 10 pumps have been installed, and walls are also being demolished,” the LG told news agency ANI after the inspection.
"I think in the next 24 hours the water will be pumped out of the area,” he added.
“Draining of flood water from inundated Raj Ghat continues in mission mode after the operations were put in motion on Sunday,” Saxena tweeted on Tuesday.
“The flooding is severe and all hands are to deck to restore this national place of pride for India,” he added.
“Also visited Shanti Van which is similarly facing heavy inundation. Instructed for and oversaw the breaking of the boundary wall at the site to enable the accumulated water to flow out, in addition to the pumping that is going on,” said the Delhi LG.
Saxena had on Sunday also visited the area and inspected the work. In a series of tweets, the LG also updated about various works to restore flood-affected roads in the city. He inspected the ongoing work to restore the Ring Road for traffic.
"The road adjacent to Salimgarh Fort has been opened on one side and the other side is being restored. 25 Multifunctional vehicles from MCD will start cleaning & restoring the affected Ring road, from tomorrow," he said in another tweet.
Further, the LG said the embankment on the mouth of collapsed Regulator 12 near the WHO building has been fully fortified by the Army and no water is flowing back now.
The Army is now restoring the regulator, he said.
A breach in the regulator on Thursday evening caused water from the Yamuna to inundate the ITO area and part of the Ring Road and Mathura Road.