In order to reduce dengue and malaria cases, instructions have been given to the sanitation department to conduct a cleanliness blitz in flood-affected areas.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who attended Van Mahotsav along with Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena, said that over one crore saplings will be planted across Delhi this year.
Noting that many very poor families living on the banks of river Yamuna have suffered a lot due the floods like situation in national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced ten thousand rupees per family as financial help for the affected families.
Though the level is continuously decreasing, the four districts of the capital - North, South-East, North-East, and Central areas are still submerged in water.
After wreaking havoc on lives and livelihoods in parts of Delhi close to it, the swollen Yamuna followed a downward trend on Saturday morning, albeit at a slow pace of a few centimetres per hour
After holding a meeting over the torrential rains and the rising Yamuna water levels, Kejriwal addressed a press conference, stating that government was closely monitoring the situation