The Yamuna River's levels were at their highest in 45 years this week following unusually heavy rainfall in New Delhi and hilly northern states.
The river's levels were at their highest in 45 years this week, following unusually heavy rainfall in New Delhi and hilly northern states, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people during the last two days, as the river breached its banks.
"To prevent water from flowing into the city, we are trying to create a dam," said Saurabh Bharadwaj, Delhi's flood control and irrigation minister. The work would take four or five hours more, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal estimated after a visit to the site.Government officials said the regulator, located near a key metro station, was in a state of"prolonged disrepair" and collapsed at about 7 p.m. on Thursday, at a time when the river was in spate.
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