5 Sep 2025: New Delhi – Heavy rains have caused the Yamuna River to overflow in Delhi, forcing hundreds of families to leave their homes and live in roadside tents. The river water has risen so high that it now looks like a fast mountain stream between Akshardham Temple and Nizamuddin Bridge.
The Yamuna River flows 22 kilometers through Delhi and passes under 15 road bridges. During normal days, the river looks calm and narrow. But after recent heavy rains, the water has spread far beyond its normal banks.
Families Living in Tents
Many families who live near the river have moved to temporary tents set up on roadsides. Women are washing clothes next to busy roads while cars and auto-rickshaws pass by. Their washed clothes hang on fences to dry. Men sleep on simple cots while cows and buffaloes stand tied to nearby fences.
These families mostly grow vegetables and fruits or run small plant nurseries near the river. Their homes are made of tin sheets, wood, and plastic covers. Their children go to schools in nearby Pandav Nagar area.
River’s Changed Face
The Yamuna travels 48 kilometers through the entire Delhi region. Years ago, the river was much cleaner and closer to important places like Red Fort. A famous saint named Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya lived near the river in the 1300s.
One old story tells that the saint once met a woman who refused to drink Yamuna water because it was so tasty it made her feel hungry, and she had no food. Today, the river has become very polluted from city waste.
The flooding has turned the usually slow river into rushing muddy water. Trees stand half-underwater with white birds sitting on their tops. Metro trains continue to run on bridges high above the flooded river.
The affected families wait for water levels to go down so they can return to their homes and farms along the riverbank.
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Updated 5 Sep 2025, 03:20 IST; source: link
