Water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi has rose up to 204.88 meters at the Old Railway Bridge on Thursday morning. It has surpassed the warning level of 204.50 meters, officials said.
They further confirmed that an alert is issued to the authorities and agencies to initiate the precautionary steps beforehand, in case of a flood-like situation.
“The increase in the water level is mostly due to a large volume of water being released from the Hathnikund barrage every hour,” an official from the central flood room said.
The flow from Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage crossed 50,000 cusecs, reaching a peak of 61,000 cusecs at around 6 am, for the first time during this monsoon season. “Since then, 50,000 cusecs of water has been released from the Hathnikund barrage every hour,” the official noted.
Water released from the barrage usually takes between 48 to 50 hours to reach Delhi, raising concerns about further rise in the Yamuna’s level.
The Old Railway Bridge, a vital monitoring site for river flow and potential flood threats, recorded the 204.88-metre level at 8 am. In Delhi, the warning mark stands at 204.5 metres, the danger level at 205.3 metres, and evacuations begin when the water hits 206 metres.
