 "Traffic advisory issued as Yamuna water rises to a record level in Delhi")
The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory owing to the record rise in water level in Yamuna river. The water level in Yamuna river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 and reached 208.46 metres at 7 am on Thursday.
The inundation in low-lying areas leads to traffic disruption in key roads in the city.
Traffic police issues advisory
Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory on Twitter and shared the routes where traffic movement has been impaired. The traffic advisory appeals to commuters to avoid the mentioned roads and plan their journey accordingly.
Here is the list of roads affected due to the rise in water level in Yamuna:
- Mahatma Gandhi Marg between IP flyover and Chandgi Ram Akhara
- Mahatma Gandhi Marg between Kalighat Mandir and Delhi Secretariat
- Outer Ring Road between Wazirabad Bridge and Chandgi Ram Akhara
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Commercial vehicles will be regulated
The movement of commercial vehicles will also be regulated in the affected place in Delhi.
According to the advisory of Delhi Traffic Police issued on Twitter, the movement of non-destined commercial vehicles is restricted in Delhi. The traffic police will divert the movement to the eastern or western Peripheral Expressway.
Commercial vehicles will be diverted from Mukarba Chowk, and no commercial vehicles will be allowed between Mukarba Chowk and Wazirabad Bridge. The case is the same for Sarai kale khan and no vehicles will be allowed between Sarai Kale Khan and the IP flyover.
The advisory further reads that commercial vehicles will also be diverted from the Ghazipur border. The vehicles will also be diverted from Akshardham to DND, as no commercial vehicles are allowed between Akshardham and Sarai Kale Khan.
Delhi traffic police in its latest tweet notified that traffic coming from Shahdara on GT road towards ISBT, Kashmere Gate has been diverted from Seelampur T-point via Keshav Chowk - Karkardooma Court - Road No. 57- NH-24.
The incessant rainfall resulted in the rise of the water level in the Yamuna river. Thereafter, the release of water from Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana elevated the risk of a flood-like situation in low-lying areas of the attached areas of the River.
However, Delhi Metro operation is normal, and no speed regulations have been put on any of the metro lines across the Yamuna River. In a recent update, the Pragati Maidan tunnel is now open for vehicular traffic.