Delhi Floods: Army Jawans, Labourers Seal Breached Embankment At Indraprastha Regulator — Photos

To stop Yamuna water from entering Delhi any further, the Army sealed the breached embankment at the Indraprastha regulator last night.

Army Jawans repair breached regulator in Delhi as city battles severe flood.

Commuters have been facing a hard time after traffic was diverted due to waterlogging at the ITO road, a key stretch connecting east Delhi to Lutyens' Delhi. Some people were seen dragging their vehicles on the waterlogged road. (Image Source: PTI)

The flow of water from the Yamuna was so strong that it breached the regulator and entered the city, while the water level was receding, it damaged the regulator causing waterlogging. (Image Source: PTI)

Delhi LG VK Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday inspected the repair work of the Indraprastha water regulator breach that inundated parts of the Ring Road and ITO with floodwater. (Image Source: PTI)

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena inspected the damaged drain regulator at Vikas Marg, ITO, while taking stock of the situation. (Image Source: PTI)

The Engineering Core of the Indian Army with three officers, six JCOs and 45 jawans, and workers were working till late evening on the embankment. (Image Source: PTI)

The Army had also cleared of silt and sludge that had jammed five gates of the ITO barrage. The breach had led the river water to gush into Drain No-12 and damaged its regulator. (Image Source: PTI)

The Army had completed around 80 per cent of the work on the stone boulder embankment at the breached Indraprastha regulator before the evening. (Image Source: Twitter/@LtGovDelhi)

Army and workers stacked bags of sand to stop the water at the ITO embankment at Vikas Marg. (Image Source: Twitter/@LtGovDelhi)

The Army has sealed the breached embankment at the Indraprastha regulator to prevent floodwater from entering Delhi by midnight. (Image Source: Twitter/@LtGovDelhi)