India, Sept. 6 -- Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma on Friday refuted claims that Yamuna river water had entered the Civil Lines area, clarifying that the situation was the result of waterlogging due to rainfall and not river flooding.

"It is only waterlogging caused by rainfall. The bell mouths of drains along the roads in the Civil Lines area were closed as a preventive measure to ensure Yamuna river water does not enter the roads," said Verma to reporters while visiting Nigam Bodh Ghat, Monastery Market and nearby areas to take stock of the situation.

"Between the Yamuna and Civil Lines area, there is a wide slip road, which is about 10 feet below the Ring Road. There is waterlogging on that slip road, which we are...