New Delhi: All Delhi schools and colleges in Delhi will remain closed till Sunday and government offices, except those providing essential services, will resort to work from home (WHF) due to unprcedented rains, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday.
Kejriwal said, “We had a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting. Several important decisions were taken. Schools, colleges and universities will remain closed till Sunday. All government offices, except those providing essential services, will have work from home till Sunday. Advisory is being issued for private offices to do the same.”
The Chief Minister said, "Water rationing will have to be done as three Water Treatment Plants are shut and people will face water crisis for a day or two. Heavy vehicles, except those providing essential services, that enter Delhi will not be allowed. There were issues of toilets and bathrooms at relief camps. So, the camps are being shifted to schools. There are over 20,000 people in relief camps”.
The CM further said that NDRF teams are deployed and will request for more if the situation demands.
“NDRF teams are deployed, if needed we will request more. Also arrangement have been made for more NDRF relief boats. We expect the water to recede by tomorrow”, he said.
Meanwhile, in view of the rising water level of River Yamuna, the Delhi government banned entry of Heavy Good Vehicles from the Singhu Border, Badarpur Border, Loni Border and Chilla Border. Interstate buses from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand terminating at ISBT Kashmere Gate will terminate at Singhu border. (with ANI inputs)
