New Delhi, August 20 Seeing the water level of the Yamuna crossing danger mark Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, that the water level in Yamuna is expected to cross the danger mark (205.33 meter) by the evening, since Haryana has released 8.28 Lakh cusecs of water on Sunday evening and excess water will reach Delhi within 36 to 72 hours. He appealed to those staying in the floodplains of Yamuna to evacuate and shift to the tents set up by the Delhi Government. The Chief Minister was briefing the media along with ministers Satyendar Jain, Kailash Gahlot, Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev and other senior officers, immediately after a high level meeting of Ministers and other officers from concerned departments to monitor the situation and review the preparedness. He requested the people of Delhi not to panic as the government is taking all possible measures to effectively deal with the situation, which may affect residents of low lying areas in six districts (North, North East, Shahdara East, Central, and South East) where Yamuna flows through. As part of preparedness to combat the situation, the Delhi Government has already started to evacuate people and take to tents on both the sides of Yamuna. So far, 2,120 tents have been set-up with facilities like electricity, water, food and toilets. Kejriwal repeatedly appealed to the people in the floodplains to shift to the tents by 6:00 pm in the evening and not to return till water recedes, as the nature of flow in Yamuna can't be predicted. He made a special appeal to take care of the children as they may get into the river to play or take a bath. He recalled the instance of two deaths reported last year. Also, 53 boats are ready for the rescue operations and 30 boats have been already placed in 30 locations, where higher impact of the flood is anticipated. Delhi Government has set-up an emergency contact number 22421656 and the SDM Preet Vihar the nodal officer of the control room could be contacted at 21210849. “Next two days are very crucial. We are monitoring the situation,” said the Chief Minister. He also said that Delhi Government was coordinating with the Central Government and the Lieutenant Governor's office and all concerned agencies. Disaster preparedness

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