Water from the Yamuna entered Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial at Rajghat in Delhi, inundating its lawns and pathways. The flood water rose to the memorial complex’s entrance and later inundated the pathways. Leading to the marble platform where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
Water from the Yamuna entered Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial at Rajghat in Delhi. Inundating its lawns and pathways, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti Vice-Chairman Vijay Goel said on Friday. Goel said the flood water rose to the memorial complex’s entrance. Later inundated the pathways leading to the marble platform where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
“However, the water just touched the lower portion of the marble platform and the flame atop it was unaffected,” he told. Visuals of Rajghat showed water surging on the Ring Road and entering the memorial.
A part of the wall of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti collapsed under the pressure of the water. Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told reporters that the flooding at Rajghat was due to the backflow from a drain in the area.
The Yamuna continued to be in spate on Friday, with its waters making their way further into the city. Flooding Rajghat and reaching the gates of the Supreme Court. The Army and the Navy were called in to assist the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local civic agencies to stop the flow of river water into the city.
While the water level of the Yamuna dropped gradually throughout the day. Coming down to 208.2 meters by 7 p.m. on Friday evening from its record high of 208.66 metres 24 hours earlier. It was still well over the danger mark of 205.33 meters that was breached on Monday.
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By evening, Mr. Kejriwal announced that one of the three water treatment plants that had been shut down due to the high water levels had been restarted. Bringing relief to Delhi residents who had been told to prepare themselves for a shortage of clean water. The Raj Niwas issued a statement saying that the damaged water regulator had been fixed.
In an incident unrelated to the Yamuna, three teenage boys drowned while swimming in a rainwater-filled ditch in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area. The incident prompted Mr. Kejriwal to appeal to residents not to take selfies or go swimming in waterlogged areas.
The CM added that the rainfall forecast to lash Delhi. Over the next two days could hamper and delay efforts to return the city to normalcy.