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.

The national capital of the country, Delhi received heavy rains in many areas on Saturday (August 16). After the rain on the occasion of Janmashtami, there is some relief from the humid heat. Due to heavy rains in some areas, the speed of trains slowed down. The problem of waterlogging is also visible in many places. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had already forecast rain in Delhi on Saturday.

Photos also came near Bangla Sahib Gurdwara area of Delhi. Many children were seen having fun on the road in the rain, they were seen playing in water. At the same time, the speed of traffic looked a bit slow in this area too.

VIDEO | Rain lashes parts of delhi. Visuals from Near Bangla Sahib Gurudwara Area.

(Full video available on pti videos – https://t.co/n147tvrpg7, pic.twitter.com/zt7jfkQgu3

– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) August 16, 2025

Waterlogging in many places due to rain

People were also seen around India Gate in the rain. Many tourists were seen enjoying the rain. On Saturday too, the game of blind and sun continued between the clouds and the sun and the clouds were rained by the evening. Due to rain, along with waterlogging, traffic jams and drainage systems were also seen in many places.

How will the weather be on August 17

On Saturday, the minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 1.5 degrees below normal. IMD has also predicted cloudy and light rain on Sunday (August 17), while the maximum temperature is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius. On Saturday, relative humidity was recorded at 90 percent at 8.30 am. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 112 at 9 am on Saturday, which falls in the ‘satisfactory’ category.

2 children died due to wall collapse in Vasant Vihar

Earlier on August 14, 2 children died due to heavy rains and waterlogging in the Vasant Vihar area of Southwest Delhi. A case has been registered in this regard. Police said one of the dead was nine years old, while the other was 10 years old. Police said that the incident took place near Hanuman temple in Basant Nagar on Thursday evening.

Politics has intensified due to rain in Delhi and the situation after that. Former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has targeted Rekha Gupta government for waterlogging in Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal wrote on the X handle, “When this is the condition of Delhi’s Dil Connaught Place, it is not difficult to guess the condition of the rest of Delhi. Roads have become ponds in just 10 minutes of rain.” He further wrote, “Where has the BJP brought Delhi in 5 months? Is this the pace of the government of ‘4 engine’?”

When this is the condition of Delhi’s Dil Connaught Place, it is not difficult to guess the condition of the rest of Delhi. Roads have become ponds in only 10 minutes of rain.

Where has BJP brought Delhi to stand up in 5 months?

Is this the speed of the government of ‘4 engine’? pic.twitter.com/8Aum0sfblr

– Arvind kejriwal (@Arvindkejriwal) July 29, 2025

Life affected due to heavy rains

The continuous rains in the entire NCR including Delhi since Tuesday morning have affected life badly. Due to heavy rains, there has been water logging on many roads in Delhi on one side, due to which traffic has been affected very much. At the same time, there has been heavy waterlogging in many places in Noida, which led to a long jam on the roads.

Bad condition on Delhi Noida border

The worst condition of the Kalindi Kunj border linking Noida and Delhi was seen, where long queues of trains were seen on the route leading to Delhi. In the morning, when people came out for office and other tasks, the major intersections, flyovers and routes were seen crawling.

Long jam on Mahamaya

In busy areas like Noida Sector-18, Sector-62, DND flyover and Mahamaya flyover, drivers had to be stuck in jam for hours. Due to heavy rains, waterlogging has been created on many roads, due to which two -wheeler drivers are facing special problems. The pole of drainage system has opened once again, because in the lightened rain, the water fills the roads and the drains are overflowed.

The national capital Delhi received heavy rains at many places on Tuesday (July 22). Due to this, waterlogging has occurred on many roads of Delhi. Not only this, due to pits built at many places, traffic jams occurred due to uprooting of the recently laid asphalt on some roads. Because of this, people had to face a lot of problems.

ITO, Old Rohtak Road, Delhi-Jaipur National Highway (NH-8), Mehrauli-Bedarpur Road, Mehrauli-Guraugram Road, Piragadhi to ISBT (Interstate Bus Station), Madhuban Chowk, Delhi-Ghaziabad and National Highway-9 were in heavy jams for several hours.

Mehrauli-Badarpur route jam affected the most

The Mehrauli-Badarpur route was the most affected, where there was a jam till noon. People resorted to social media platform ‘X’ to share their problems related to being stuck in jam for hours. A passenger said, “I left for Gurugram from Delhi at eight in the morning, stuck in a jam near the airport. There was a huge jam. In two hours, he was able to cover the distance of only 18 kilometers.

Traffic stalled from Nangloi towards Najafgarh

Another ‘X’ users wrote, “It took me two hours to cover a distance of 30 kilometers on the Gurugram-Delhi route.” Traffic from Nangloi towards Najafgarh was completely stalled. Another passenger told that he was stuck in a jam for more than 30 minutes to travel just one kilometer on the Delhi-Ghaziabad road.

Traffic police accused of not issuing timely alert

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Safdarjung Hospital and roads leading to the ashram were jammed in many parts of South Delhi. Many people also accused the Delhi Traffic Police of not issuing timely alerts or not deploying police personnel to handle the situation. A passenger said, “Not a single person of Delhi Police or Delhi Traffic Police is present for help. Many people were stranded for hours due to heavy waterlogging on Mehrauli-Badarpur road.

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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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