Army Joins Flood Relief Ops In Delhi

As the Busiest Road Is Submerged…

Delhi's ITO crossing is the busiest traffic intersection in the national capital which has been flooded after a drain regulator broke down due to rising water levels in the Yamuna river.

CM Kejriwal in a tweet confirmed that the breach is the cause of the flooding in the area; and that he has directed officials to seek the help of the Army and disaster relief force to fix it urgently.

"This breach is causing flooding of ITO and surroundings. Engineers have been working the whole nite (sic).

I have directed the Chief Secretary to seek the help of Army/NDRF but this should be fixed urgently," he tweeted, quoting his cabinet colleague Saurabh Bharadwaj's earlier tweet informing that water from the Yamuna was entering the city through the breach despite teams working all-night to fix the damage.

Mr. Kejriwal visited the spot, which connects key parts of Delhi, and said the situation could have been avoided had a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) been present at the spot, as his government requested the Lieutenant Governor earlier.

He reiterated that the Army has been deployed to resolve the situation.

The LG said the prime focus should be on solving the crisis, and this is not a time to point fingers at others.