Many areas have been affected due to the rise in the water level of Yamuna river in Delhi. Due to this, it is also difficult to go to Yamuna Bank Metro Station in Delhi. On behalf of Delhi Metro, people have advised people that the contact route leading to the Yamuna Bank Metro Station is currently inaccessible due to the rise in the water level of the river.

In such a situation, people have been advised to plan their journey accordingly and consider alternative routes. However, the station is operational and the interchange facility is available.

Due to the escalating water levels of the yamuna river, the approach road leading to yamuna bank metro station is currently inaccessible. Kindly plan your journey accordingly and consider alternate routes. However, the station is operational and interchange facility is available.

– Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OFFICILDMRC) September 4, 2025

Yamuna water level above 207 meters
The water level of Yamuna river on the old railway bridge of Delhi was 207.48 meters at seven in the morning, while the water of the swollen Yamuna river is continuously filling in the surrounding areas. According to official data, the water level remained at 207.48 meters between 6.00 am and 7.00 am.

Yamuna water reached the secretariat
The water level was 207.47 meters at 5.00 am, while it was at 207.48 meters at 6.00 am. The water level remained stable at 207.47 meters between 2.00 am and 5.00 am. The flood water reached the Delhi Secretariat, where the Chief Minister, cabinet ministers and the offices of major bureaucrats.

The areas around Vasudev Ghat have also been flooded. Flood water has also reached the Hanuman Baba temple with Shri Marghat near Kashmiri Gate. The flood control bulletin released on Wednesday (September 3) said that the water level of the old railway bridge will be 207.48 meters at 8.00 am and after that it is likely to fall.

The old railway bridge serves as a major observation point to monitor the river flow and potential floods.

Chance of rain again in Delhi
Delhi is expected to rain with strong winds on Thursday (September 4). The minimum temperature was recorded at 21.2 degrees Celsius, which is 4.4 degrees below the average of the season. According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature is estimated to be around 33 degrees Celsius.

Delhi has received 19 mm of rain in the last 24 hours period till 8.30 am. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 54, which falls in the ‘satisfactory’ category.

Life is affected due to heavy rains in Delhi-NCR since the morning of Friday (August 29). Excessive rainfall alert has also been issued for NCR’s Noida and Ghaziabad.

There is also a yellow alert of rain for South-East Delhi, Central Delhi, Shahdara, East Delhi. According to the estimate of the Meteorological Department here, there may be strong rains from mid -middle for the next few hours. At the same time, there is a possibility of light rain throughout the day.

After the rains on Friday morning, passengers faced heavy traffic jams on several major routes. A Delhi Traffic Police official said that traffic was affected on the Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) flyway, Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, ISBT, Geeta Colony and Rajaram Kohli route.

There was a long queue of vehicles from Badarpur to the ashram, causing huge inconvenience to the office going and school buses. Delhi Traffic Police said that its parties have been deployed at several places to control the crowd and control the flow of vehicles.

“Traffic was slow due to rain and waterlogging in some areas,” an official said. Our personnel have been deployed to normalize the situation and help the passengers. ”

Waterlogging in delhi news: Before the monsoon, the Delhi government has made complete preparations to free the capital from waterlogging. This time under the supervision of the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Delhi government (PWD) and Water Minister Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma, the responsibility has been fixed at every waterlogging point and a clear order has been given that if the water is filled during the rains, the concerned engineer will be suspended.

According to PWD, this time 445 waterlogging points have been identified by the Delhi Traffic Police. Of these, the responsibility of 335 points comes under PWD. On all these points, AE and JE level engineers have been appointed local incharge, which will ensure drainage, availability of equipment and emergency preparations.

Of these, 7 major points will be monitored by Engineer-in-Chiff. On every point, the project engineer has been made “Review Officer”, while the pump operators will be posted in three shifts. Temporary housing is also being arranged for these during the monsoon.

PWD and Water Minister Pravesh Verma of Delhi Government has warned that if negligence is found at any point, strict action will be taken against the responsible engineer. “Freeing Delhi from waterlogging is not just a goal,” as well as cleaning the drainage system in Delhi is also going on fast.

Discilting work has been started by dividing Delhi into 35 zones. So far, 50 km drains have been cleaned and the target of cleaning up to 1400 kilometers till 31 May. The PWD report will be sent daily to Minister Pravesh Verma. The government claims that Delhi will be fully prepared before the first monsoon rains.

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