Overview

• Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood convened district magistrates of North-East, Shahdara and East Delhi on July 8 to assess monsoon flood preparations.
• A Central Flood Control Room at the East Delhi DM’s office has been operational since mid-June for real-time Yamuna monitoring and resource coordination.
• Three district-led sectoral committees now oversee inter-departmental coordination among Revenue, Irrigation, PWD, Municipal Corporation and Delhi Jal Board teams.
• Officials reported that a three-tier warning framework based on Hathini Kund Barrage discharges provides up to 36 hours’ notice before water reaches the 204.5-metre warning mark.
• Fourteen rescue boats, 26 pumps and five mobile units are on standby alongside checklist-based evacuation protocols with tents and supplies for low-lying communities.