India, June 25 -- The Delhi government has identified eight "vulnerable" locations along the Yamuna that will require round-the-clock monitoring through the monsoon season in an effort to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods of 2023 and 2025, when the river spilled onto roads, inundated neighbourhoods and disrupted essential services across the city.

The locations, identified in the Flood Control Order 2026 issued on Wednesday, include Sonia Vihar, Yamuna Bazar, Jagatpur Bund, the ITO Barrage, the LF Bund near Shastri Nagar, Power House Bund and a vulnerable stretch near Sungarpur in Burari.

Officials have classified these as "critical" points where breaches, overtopping or localised flooding could quickly spill into densely popul...