Thousands shifted as Yamuna river swells
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Shifted to makeshift accommodations
People were shifted to makeshift accommodations in safer places and provided with food and water, the Delhi government said
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Evacuation process underway
Saurabh Bharadwaj, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government`s water minister, said the evacuation process was underway
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2,700 tents have been arranged
For the affected people more than 2,700 tents have been arranged for them, Saurabh Bharadwaj said at a press conference
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Water level of Yamuna rising
The minister said the water level of the Yamuna was rising due to the discharge of a huge quantity of water from Haryana but a flood was unlikely in Delhi
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CM Kejriwal holds emergency meeting
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal held an emergency meeting on Tuesday. He said that people from the Yamuna floodplain would be evacuated
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