The Red Fort was closed for visitors for the second half of Thursday and will remain shut on July 14 in view of the flood-like situation in parts of Delhi, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials said on Thursday see pics (Photo/PTI)
Updated On: 2023-07-13 07:50 PM IST
Compiled by : Anagha Sawant
After breaching the danger mark on Monday, waters from the raging Yamuna spilled onto the roads of the national capital, inundating several areas
The Yamuna waters also reached the walls of the Mughal-era Red Fort, a UNESCO world heritage site, and people were seen navigating through waist-deep and in some places neck-high water
Severe waterlogging was also reported in Rajghat and Purana Qila areas
Children at play on a flooded road near the Red Fort as the swollen Yamuna river floods low-lying areas, in New Delhi
"ln exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 5 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959, the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, hereby direct that the Red Fort, Delhi, shall remain closed for the public and general visitors from the second half of July 13 to July 14, 2023, due to heavy monsoon and rainfall," stated an ASI order on Thursday
