As the water had seeped in some of the settlements situated in low lying floodplains of the river at Yamuna Bazar, the chief minister interacted with the affected residents, assuring all help to them.
Two helicopters and six boats were pressed into service to rescue people while holiday has been declared for educational institutions.
He said evacuation of people from low-lying areas around Yamuna will commence once the river breaches the 206-metre mark.
The Gurugram court complex was also submerged in water and advocates were seen leaving the court premises in knee-deep water.
Nearly 70 per cent of the city was submerged in an average of 3-4 feet of water with the two worst-hit areas being the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway service lane near Jharsa Chowk, IffCO Chowk, Narsinghpur, Bilaspur, Sohna Road, Basai Chowk, Sohna Chowk, Sector 4-7-9, Hanuman Chowk, Dhankot, Fazilpur Chowk, Vatika Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Baghtawar Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk, Kapashera border, Udyog Vihar, Jocbpura, Sadar Bazar, Mahavir Chowk, Dundahera, Bhimgarh Kheri, near Medanta underpass and Jawala Mill.
