As per today's announcement by the Indian Railways the Logs pull of old Yamuna Bridge has been closed temporarily for rail traffic after the water level reached to a huge 205 meters mark. This unexpected closure of the old Yamuna Bridge has resulted in the cancellation of a minimum of 27 passenger trains and seven passenger trains have been diverted to different routes.
Following the lacking of shelter homes facilities for families that are living closer to the localities of old Yamuna Bridge in the Delhi, they are reportedly being forced to live on roads after being evacuated from own homes as the Yamuna river water crossed dangerously above safety mark.
The east Delhi District
Magistrate of East Delhi, K. Mahesh had ordered the immediate effect order
to close traffic on old Yamuna Bridge as the flooding of Yamuna River
ended with water level crossing danger mark. The water level had reached
touched 205 meters yesterday, way above the preset danger level of 204.83 meters.
