The incessant rain in North India has led to huge loss of life and property, both private and public.

According to a report by India Today, as many as 37 people are dead following the landslides, floods, submerged roads, buildings and other after effects of the incessant rains, the worst affected one being Himachal Pradesh, and then Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan as well as Punjab.

In Himachal Pradesh, around 300 people, mostly tourists, are stuck in camps at Chandratal in tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti located at an altitude of 14,100 feet, following rain and snowfall in the region.

State governments stepped up relief and rescue efforts in the affected districts, navigating the trail of destruction left behind by the incessant downpour of the last three days, reported PTI.

The after effects have severely disrupted essential services and life in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.

In Delhi too, the river Yamuna's water level has increased in the past two-three days.

It reportedly exceeded the evacuation mark of 206 metres, prompting the relocation of people residing in flood-prone areas to safer locations and a closure of the Old Railway Bridge for road and rail traffic.

The river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres in Delhi on Monday evening, much earlier than anticipated.

According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the water level at the Old Railway Bridge rose from 205.4 metres at 5 pm on Monday to 206.38 metres at 12 noon on Tuesday with Haryana releasing more water into the Yamuna from the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar.

Following which, the Delhi government arranged 16 control rooms to monitor flood prone areas.

Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said it was for the first time in 40 years that Delhi had such severe rainfall.

"The last time it rained as much as this was back in 1982 when there was 169 mm of rainfall in a 24-hour period. So, this is unprecedented rainfall, and unfortunately, the drainage system in the city is not designed to withstand such extreme rainfall," he said.