The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi on Tuesday followed a downward trend and dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metres by 8 pm, the Central Water Commission’s data showed.
The river water level showed a slight increase on Monday due to rains in catchment areas upstream of the national capital.
According to the CWC’s flood-monitoring portal, the water level is expected to drop to 205.15 metres by 7 am on Wednesday.
The Wazirabad water treatment plant, where operations were hit due to the inundation of a pump house, has also started working at full capacity, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
A Delhi Jal Board (DJB) official said the water supply in the city is near normal.
“There is a shortage of only 10–12 million gallons of water per day (MGD) due to the inundation of some tube wells in the river floodplains at Palla,” he said.
The DJB extracts around 30 MGD from tubewells installed in the Palla floodplains. The river has been receding gradually after peaking at 208.66 metres on Thursday. However, a minor fluctuation in the water level cannot be ruled out due to rain in the upper reaches.
The Okhla WTP began operating on Friday, and Chandrawal on Sunday.
Kejriwal said in a tweet on Tuesday, “Wazirabad Water treatment plant has also started working at full capacity. Now all WTPs are working at full capacity. DJB worked very hard. Thank you, DJB!”
