Yamuna Water Level Crosses Warning Mark In Delhi, Again

New Delhi: 

The water level of the Yamuna crossed the warning mark of 204.50 metres in Delhi following torrential rain in the river’s upper catchment areas over the past two days.

According to the Central Water Commission’s website, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge rose from 203.48 metres at 3 pm on Monday to 204.94 metres at 6 pm on Tuesday.

The flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district stood at 30,153 cusecs — considered moderate during the monsoon season.

An official of the Delhi government’s irrigation and flood control department said low-level flooding may occur at a few places along the river but a grave situation is unlikely.

At least 53 people have been killed in Himachal Pradesh as rain caused damage in the hill state since Sunday.

Torrential rain also ravaged Uttarakhand over the past two days, destroying buildings and causing landslides that breached the national highways to Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri shrines.

Most of the rivers are overflowing due to the rain. The Ganga is flowing above the danger mark in Tehri, Haridwar and Rishikesh. The Alaknanda and the Mandakini are flowing above the danger level in Rudraprayag, Srinagar and Devprayag, the disaster control room in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun said.