Rainfall in India: According to a statement issued by the PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 10) spoke to senior ministers and officials and took stock of the situation in the wake of excessive rains in several parts of India. Heavy rains have been lashing several parts of north India for the last three days, leading to landslides, devastation and flood-like situation, killing at least 19 people in the national capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to senior ministers and officials and took stock of the situation in the wake of excessive rains in parts of India. Teams of local administration, NDRF and SDRF are working to ensure the well-being of the affected people.
Many rivers of North India including Yamuna in Delhi are in spate. In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were knee-deep in water and civil order was thrown out of gear due to record rains on Sunday.
Yamuna crossed the warning mark
The Yamuna in Delhi crossed the warning mark of 204.5 meters as Haryana released more water from the Hathinikund barrage into the river amid incessant rains in the upper catchment areas. According to the flood bulletin, the water level on the old railway bridge rose to 204.63 meters at 1 pm on Monday. The water level is expected to cross the danger mark of 205.33 meters and rise to 205.5 meters between 10 am and 12 noon on Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi on the current situation
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said he was saddened by the loss of lives due to heavy rains and landslides in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and other north Indian states and urged all party workers to help with relief measures. He expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and hoped for the speedy recovery of the injured.
“The news of loss of life and property due to heavy rains and landslides in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and other North Indian states is extremely sad. I express my deepest condolences to all the bereaved families and wish speedy recovery to all those injured. All Congress workers are requested to help the officials in the relief work. Together we all have to face the tough challenges of this natural calamity,” he said in a tweet.
Kharge seeks PM CARES relief from the Center
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday asked the Center to provide additional relief from the PM-CARES Fund for states affected by the torrential rains that lashed several parts of north India, including Himachal Pradesh. “The death of many people in North India due to heavy rains is sad and painful.
Talked to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. In a tweet in Hindi, Kharge said, “Relief efforts have picked up pace in the state and every effort is being made to take people affected by heavy rains to safer places despite inclement weather.”
It has been raining continuously for the last three days over Northwest India, with heavy to very heavy rainfall observed over many areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. As a result, rivers, creeks and streams are in spate, causing widespread damage to infrastructure and disruption of essential services in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
Delhi witnessed the highest rainfall (153 mm) in a single day in July since 1982 in a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. The city received an additional 107 mm of rain in the next 24 hours, further worsening the situation. Heavy rains turned roads into raging streams, parks into water mazes and markets into waterlogged areas.