New Delhi. The water of the Yamuna river has reached the ATO main road. Flood water has also entered many government offices including ITO building. After the water level remained stable for a few hours in the afternoon, there was a surge in the Yamuna once again in the evening and the water level increased.

Schools and colleges will remain closed till July 16

All schools run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will remain closed till July 16 in view of the flood-like situation. Officials said the order has been issued as per the directions of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority. An official said all schools run, aided and recognized by the MCD would remain closed till July 16. Earlier in the day, the Directorate of Education had said that all government and private schools in Delhi would remain closed till July 16 in view of rising water level in Yamuna. According to the flood monitoring portal of the Central Water Commission (CWC), the water level at the old railway bridge, which had risen to 208.62 meters at 1 pm, remained stable till 4 pm. After that the water level started rising and reached 208.62 at 6 pm. The water level is stable since 6 pm.

16 teams of NDRF deployed

16 teams of NDRF have been deployed to deal with the flood situation in Delhi. The situation is expected to improve by Friday morning. NDRF Deputy Inspector General Mohsin Shahidi said three teams each have been deployed in East and North-East Delhi, five in South-East Delhi, four in Central region while one team has been deployed in Shahdara area of the national capital. He said that a total of six districts in Delhi have been affected by the floods.

Things are expected to get better from tomorrow morning

The Deputy Inspector General of NDRF said, "Since, Delhi has received minimum rainfall in the last two days, we are hopeful that the situation will stabilize now and the situation is expected to improve by tomorrow morning." Following heavy rains in the hilly areas and places in and around Delhi for the past four-five days, low-lying areas around the Yamuna river in the city are waterlogged. NDRF has evacuated around 1,000 people from flood affected areas and rescued around 3,500 local people. Volunteers, district administration and police are also helping the flood affected people.