Financial support of Rs 10,000, special camps for those whose Aadhaar cards have been washed away, clothes and books for children who have lost them to the river and two more days of school closure in a few areas in the city — as Delhi gets back to its feet after facing its worst flooding in several years, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday announced a slew of measures. Kejriwal visited those staying in a relief camp at Mori Gate to review the ground situation to ensure effective relief measures. “We’ve established relief camps in various locations, primarily in schools and dharamshalas, to provide necessary amenities such as toilets and clean water,” he said during his visit. He said the government will fill up the affected areas with dry soil to expedite the drying process. “The government is exploring various means to provide ad hoc relief to flood-affected individuals, including compensation for their losses,” the CM said. The process, however, is expected to take time. Relief camps running in schools will continue for at least two more days. The Directorate of Education issued a circular Sunday saying classes will not be held at schools in the areas bordering the river. All government, government aided and private schools in affected districts of East, Northeast, Northwest-A, North, Central and Southeast Delhi shall remain closed for students Monday and Tuesday, it said. Schools can arrange online classes if they so wish, it added. By Sunday night, the level of the water was recorded as 205.61 metres, still above the danger mark of 205.33 m but three metres below the highest level it reached this season. The city is now staring at a long-drawn clean-up process, as silt will have to be removed from drains and roads. Over Saturday and Sunday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi lifted carcasses of more than 500 animals. It also cleared 300 metric tonnes of silt from the Taimoor Nagar drain. Regularisation of water supply is also not complete. Kejriwal Sunday said the Chandrawal Water treatment plant, which supplies water to Central Delhi, including NDMC areas, had started. DJB sources said supply is likely to resume Monday. Assuring that life in Delhi will soon return to normalcy, the CM urged the BJP to refrain from engaging in divisive politics during this critical time and “to work together to address the challenges posed by the floods”. Meanwhile, ministers who have been assigned districts to monitor and ensure timely response and relief work also visited camps. Atishi visited those in Northeast district such as Shastri Park, Sonia Vihar, Badarpur Khadar, Signature Bridge. Raaj Kumar Anand, Kailash Gahlot and others visited different camps.
