Yamuna flowing above danger mark, evacuation begins in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 26 : The Yamuna river here continued to flow above the danger level on Wednesday as the authorities started evacuating people living in the river beds.
A total of 598 people were evacuated as the water level reached 205.79 m at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, a Flood and Control Department official.
The level of the river is expected to go up as more water was released from Haryana's Hathnikund barrage in the wake of heavy rain and flash floods in parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
The states have witnessed heavy downpours in the last few days due to which the water level in the rivers has increased.
The water discharged from Hathnikund barrage which provides drinking water to the national capital normally takes 72 hours to reach the city, he said.
The warning level mark of the Yamuna is 204 m and the danger level mark is 204.83 m.
Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash called an emergency meeting on Tuesday afternoon to decide on the steps to deal with exigencies.
He ordered the District Magistrates to set up tents and distribute food among those affected.
"Delhi Railway Bridge on river Yamuna is in severe flood situation and is likely to reach peak by today midnight and then slowly fall. Level is likely to be normal in the next 48 hours," read an advisory from the Central Water Commission on Wednesday.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
