Overflowing river leads to floods in India's capital, many evacuated

STORY: Overflowing river leads to floods in India's capital, many evacuated DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. Shot of India gate 2. STANDUP 1 (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua reporter 3. various shots of flooded houses and roads 4. various shots of rescue operation by NDRF 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hindi): KHEM RAJ, Flood victim 6. various shots of relief camps providing food to affected people 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hindi): RASHID MALIK, Volunteer STORYLINE: Water level in river Yamuna, which passes through India's capital city Delhi, continues to remain above danger mark, posing fear of floods, particularly in low-lying areas of the city. At 18:00 local time on Thursday, the water level of the overflowing river was recorded at 208.66 meters, much beyond the danger mark of 205.33 meters, said an official of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). Knee-deep water was seen in areas in central parts of Delhi, including the part near the historic monumen

Wearing face masks once again mandatory in Delhi

STORY: Wearing face masks once again mandatory in Delhi DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Delhi STORYLINE: Wearing face masks as protection and precaution against COVID-19 has been once again made mandatory in India's Delhi as the number of confirmed cases has been on the rise over the past few days. A couple of weeks ago the state government authorities announced that wearing a face mask in public was not compulsory, in the aftermath of the decline in the number of infections. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) held in the national capital under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. "It was decided to make the wearing of masks mandatory in public places. It was also emphasized that in consultation with experts, standard operating procedures for prevention and management of COVID-19 should be laid down for schools and their strict enforcement by

India's New Delhi ends all COVID-19 curbs

STORY: India's New Delhi ends all COVID-19 curbs DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of people wearing masks 3. various of people receiving the vaccination 4. various of street views STORYLINE: The government of New Delhi announced on Friday that all curbs related to COVID-19 will be ended, following a decline in COVID-19 cases. The decision was made by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). "DDMA withdraws all restrictions as the situation improves and people are facing hardships due to loss of jobs," Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote on social media. "Schools to function fully offline from April 1." The DDMA has also decided to reduce the fine for not wearing masks. With night curfew gone and curbs relaxed, shops, restaurants and business establishments can remain open until late at night. The ongoing third wave of COVID-19 has gone sluggish as the daily caseload of new infections is