Stock taking: Yamuna flood evacuees begin to return home
24 Jun 2013 4:55 AM IST
Residents of the capital's low-lying areas who were rendered homeless by the swollen Yamuna have begun returning to their houses, an official said on Sunday.
Starting 17 June, nearly 10,000 people were evacuated from areas like Usmanpur, Yamuna Bazar, Bhajanpura, Shastri Park and Tibetan Market along the Yamuna's banks and shifted to over 1,100 relief camps set up by the city government. The river's water level had risen to 207.25 metres late on Wednesday, way above the danger mark of 204.83 metres.
As the Yamuna receded on Sunday to a little over 203 metres, people with concrete houses in areas like Usmanpur, Yamuna Bazar and Tibetan Market started returning home, a flood and irrigation department official said. Pyarelal (40), a scooter mechanic living in a relief camp in Usmanpur in east Delhi, said, ‘My house has not suffered much damage and it will take a few hours to clean it up.’
Others like vendor Amarpal Singh, 45, will have to wait a few more days before they can get back to their houses. Some displaced residents are troubled by the thoughts of impending rains, especially after forecasts of showers till 25 June.
Starting 17 June, nearly 10,000 people were evacuated from areas like Usmanpur, Yamuna Bazar, Bhajanpura, Shastri Park and Tibetan Market along the Yamuna's banks and shifted to over 1,100 relief camps set up by the city government. The river's water level had risen to 207.25 metres late on Wednesday, way above the danger mark of 204.83 metres.
As the Yamuna receded on Sunday to a little over 203 metres, people with concrete houses in areas like Usmanpur, Yamuna Bazar and Tibetan Market started returning home, a flood and irrigation department official said. Pyarelal (40), a scooter mechanic living in a relief camp in Usmanpur in east Delhi, said, ‘My house has not suffered much damage and it will take a few hours to clean it up.’
Others like vendor Amarpal Singh, 45, will have to wait a few more days before they can get back to their houses. Some displaced residents are troubled by the thoughts of impending rains, especially after forecasts of showers till 25 June.
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